Definition of "Rough" :

noun: the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

verb: prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

adjective: ready and able to resort to force or violence

"They were rough and determined fighting men."

adjective: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

adjective: violently agitated and turbulent

"Rough weather."

adjective: not shaped by cutting or trimming

"Rough gemstones."

adjective: full of hardship or trials

"They were having a rough time."

adjective: not quite exact or correct

"A rough guess."

adjective: unkind or cruel or uncivil

"A rough answer."

adjective: unpleasantly stern

"The nomad life is rough and hazardous."

adjective: not perfected

"A rough draft."

adjective: (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

"She was a diamond in the rough."

adjective: not carefully or expertly made

"Rough carpentry."

adjective: having or caused by an irregular surface

"Trees with rough bark."

adjective: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

"A rough ride."

adjective: of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

adverb: with rough motion as over a rough surface

"Ride rough."

adverb: with roughness or violence (rough' is an informal variant for roughly')

"He was pushed roughly aside."