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🪨 To shape roughly 🏠 To coat with plaster 🧱 A coarse plaster 📐 A basic model
to roughcast

to roughcast

8.1
To make a rough basic shape before finishing it
  • verb
  • /ˈrʌfˌkæst/
translation icon : esbozar
  • Before adding detail, it's helpful to roughcast your design so you can see the proportions.

Examples

  • The workers roughcast the beams before smoothing them for the final structure.

  • Don't roughcast it yet!

  • He roughcasted the stone to get the basic shape before the detailed carving began.

  • They are roughcasting the new building this week.

  • The artist decided to roughcast the sculpture before refining the details.

  • Before applying the finished layer, the builders will roughcast the façade of the house.

  • To understand the overall structure better, you should roughcast the layout of your project.

Synonyms

to rough
vsto roughcast
57 6.5

To make a quick simple drawing or plan

is specifically about shaping form without smoothing rather than general drafting
to roughen
vsto roughcast
2 4.2

To make a surface not smooth so it feels bumpy

forms the basic shape without focusing only on surface texture
to rough out
vsto roughcast
1 5.1

To make a simple first version of an idea or plan as a quick drawing

focuses on forming the object rather than creating a quick sketch
to rough in
vsto roughcast
1 6.6

Make a simple first version to show the main plan

is about forming a shape rather than outlining plans
to rusticate
vsto roughcast
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To make stone or a building surface look rough and textured

is about making a basic form rather than creating a decorative coarse surface
to rough-hew
vsto roughcast
  • Specialized
9.9

To shape wood or stone without smoothing the surface

is about giving a simple overall form rather than coarse cutting

Antonyms

to finish
  • Informal
239 2.4

To put a final protective or decorative layer on something

How Finished

to polish
46 1.1
to refine
93 4.0
to roughcast
8.1
to shape
299 2.0
outline
59 2.7

Surface Forms

roughcast infinitive
roughcast past
roughcast past participle
roughcasting present participle
roughcasts third person singular

Morphology

roughcast = rough + cast (semi-transparent) = rough + cast

The components 'rough' and 'cast' are visible, but the use of 'cast' in the sense of 'shape/form' or 'a coating' is not fully obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

The word roughcast comes from rough ('not smooth') and cast ('to throw' or 'to shape'). It gives the image of quickly 'throwing' a basic form onto material, which is why it means to make a rough or basic shape before the final work.