to rough
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6.5
- verb
- /rʌf/
- Generally, designs are roughed out in solids and the details are done with surface modeling.
Examples
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The artist roughed in some shapes on the canvas to outline her composition.
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She quickly roughed out a plan for the project during the meeting.
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I have roughed something out.
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I'll probably have the terms roughed out by the time I return. "Good," I said.
Fiction book (1992) -
Suddenly, Snyder and the cops burst through the crowd and grab Jack, roughing him up.
Fiction book (1992) -
Before finalizing the report, he roughed it out with a few key points.
Synonyms
4
9.9
To shape wood or stone without smoothing the surface
2
5.1
To make a simple first version of an idea or plan as a quick drawing
1
6.6
Make a simple first version to show the main plan
To make a rough basic shape before finishing it
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
4
8.1
A soldier on horseback in the volunteer unit led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War
- Specialized
1
8.8
A small salamander with rough skin that lives near streams on the Pacific coast
- Specialized
1
7.0
A large Northern hawk with feathered legs that hunts small animals like mice
- Specialized
1
8.4
A thin bright green snake with rough scales that is harmless and lives in the southern and eastern United States
- Specialized
1
9.6
An evergreen plant with rough, jointed stems that people use to scrub pans
- Specialized
1
7.9
A plant from North America with rough stems and small yellow flowers
A climbing evergreen plant with spiny zigzag stems, shiny leaves, and pale green flowers
- Specialized
A winter plant with weak stems that farmers use to cover soil and feed animals
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for many years with rough hairy leaves and purple daisy-like flowers
How Finished
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rough comes from the old English ruh meaning 'coarse', and to 'rough' something is to make it coarse or make a quick, not-finished version. So when you 'rough' a plan you make a simple draft or uneven version.