Rough

adj. harsh, severe; coarse, having a jagged or uneven surface; unrefined, raw, crude; approximate; undefined, unclear

adv. in a rough manner; rudely, vulgarly; without attention to detail or accuracy

v. coarsen, become rough; behave violently; prepare in preliminary form, sketch

n. unpleasant or difficult aspect; draft, work still in the preliminary stages; uneven rocky terrain; hoodlum, ruffian (British)

Rough may refer to:RoughnessRough, the area outside the fairway in golfRough (manga)Rough (facility), gas storage in England
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Noun
1. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
(hypernym) site, land site
(part-holonym) golf course, golf links, links
Verb
1. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
(synonym) rough in, rough out
(hypernym) prepare
Adjective
1. having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "a rough ride"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"; "unsmooth writing"
(synonym) unsmooth
(antonym) smooth
(similar) abrasive, scratchy
(see-also) coarse
2. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"
(similar) unrefined
3. not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
(synonym) approximate, approximative
(similar) inexact
4. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"
(synonym) rocky
(similar) difficult, hard
5. violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
(synonym) boisterous, fierce
(similar) stormy
6. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"
(synonym) grating, gravel, gravelly, rasping, raspy
(similar) cacophonous, cacophonic
7. ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men"
(synonym) pugnacious
(similar) aggressive
8. of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
(antonym) smooth
(similar) angulate
(see-also) simple, unsubdivided
(classification) botany, phytology
9. not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones"
(synonym) uncut
(similar) unsheared
10. not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"
(synonym) crude
(similar) unskilled
11. not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"
(similar) unpolished
12. unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
(synonym) harsh
(similar) unpleasant
Adverb
1. with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"
(synonym) roughly
(classification) colloquialism
2. with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"
(synonym) roughly

(adv.)
In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
  

(n.)
A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
  

(n.)
Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.
  

(n.)
Boisterous weather.
  

(n.)
Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.
  

(n.)
Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.
  

(n.)
Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
  

(n.)
Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.
  

(n.)
Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.
  

(n.)
Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.
  

(n.)
Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.
  

(n.)
Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road.
  

(n.)
Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.
  

(n.)
Produced offhand.
  

(n.)
Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.
  

(n.)
Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.
  

(v. t.)
To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.
  

(v. t.)
To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.
  

(v. t.)
To render rough; to roughen.
  

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Throw a brick to attract jade.
A metaphor that means one might offer some rough idea or essay first, in order to arouse other people's better or more mature ideas to participate.