/rʌf/
Rough has 23 different meanings across 5 categories:
Noun · Verb · Adjective · Adverb · Proper Noun
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
"After hitting my drive into the rough, I had to take another club because the tall grass made it difficult to see the ball."
The unmowed part of a golf course.
"After the tournament, players gathered on the rough to cool their feet in the grass while waiting for the cart path to clear."
In plain English: A rough is an old-fashioned word for a person who behaves badly or acts like a bully.
"The rough is dangerous when it appears suddenly in the harbor."
To create in an approximate form.
"The designer quickly sketched a rough draft of the building's facade to show the client the basic layout before adding final details."
In plain English: To rough means to treat someone badly or unfairly, often by being mean or violent.
"The waves were rough against the side of the boat."
Usage: Use this verb when you are creating something quickly or approximately, such as roughing out the shape of a piece of wood before refining it later. It is often paired with materials like stone or metal to describe the initial stage of shaping them by hand or machine.
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
"she was a diamond in the rough"
"rough manners"
not quite exact or correct
"the approximate time was 10 o'clock"
"a rough guess"
"a ballpark estimate"
violently agitated and turbulent
"boisterous winds and waves"
"the fierce thunders roar me their music"
"rough weather"
"rough seas"
ready and able to resort to force or violence
"pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"
"they were rough and determined fighting men"
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
"The rough margins on the edges of these hosta leaves make them stand out against the smooth grass."
Not smooth; uneven.
"The path was too rough for our bicycle tires, so we had to push it through the mud."
In plain English: Rough means having an uneven, bumpy, or jagged surface that feels uncomfortable to touch.
In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
"The coach shouted at the player in a rough manner after he missed the shot."
In plain English: Roughly means approximately or about when you are estimating something without being exact.
"The car moved along the road too rough for comfort."
A surname.
"The Rough family has lived on that farm for three generations."
The word rough comes from Old English rūg and originally meant having an uneven or coarse surface. It traveled directly into Middle English with this same meaning before becoming part of modern English.