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rough verb. L15.
[from the adjective.]
verb trans. Make rough by pulling, scraping, rubbing, etc.; spec. ruffle (feathers, hair, etc.) by rubbing in the wrong direction. Usu. foll. by up. L15.
R. Jefferies The hurricane roughs up the straw on..the ricks. E. Childers If he roughed my suit, so much the better: I intend to rough his.
b. Make (a horse's shoe) rough by inserting nails, to prevent slipping. E19.
verb trans.
a. Offend or grate on (the ear). rare. Only in E17.
b. Use rough language to. Now rare or obsolete. M19.
c. Treat roughly or harshly; esp. (foll. by up) assault violently, beat up. colloq. M19.
Daily Mail He will be roughed and bustled around for the first few rounds. T. O'Brien They don't talk and our interrogation teams rough them up.
verb intrans. & trans. with it. Live outdoors or in rough accommodation etc.; do without basic conveniences or comforts. M18.
M. Renault He was keen on adventure, and roughing it. Scouting Some scouters..like a bit of home comfort at camp, rather than 'roughing it'.
verb trans. Work on or form in a rough or preliminary fashion (also foll. by off); plan or sketch out roughly, fill or sketch in roughly; spec. plane (wood) down roughly. L18.
G. Greene He roughs in very well the atmosphere of commercial travelling. F. Muir I had a synopsis roughed out. Practical Householder Rough down..a small section of the workpiece.
b. Break in (a horse). Usu. foll. by off. Chiefly Austral. E19.
c. Shear (a sheep) roughly or inadequately. Austral. & NZ. L19.
d. Subject (a vacuum system) to partial or preliminary evacuation. Also foll. by down, out. M20.
Comb.: rough-out noun & adjective (a) noun (Archaeology) an artefact left or abandoned at a preparatory stage of manufacture, the intended final form being clear; (b) adjective (US) designating informal outdoor clothing; rough-up slang (a) an informal trial or contest; (b) a fight, a brawl.
rougher noun a person who carries out rough or provisional work L19.