to rough
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6.5
- verb
- /rʌf/
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- 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
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5.1
To make a simple first version of an idea or plan as a quick drawing
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6.6
Make a simple first version to show the main plan
To make a rough basic shape before finishing it
To shape wood or stone without smoothing the surface
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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8.1
A soldier on horseback in the volunteer unit led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War
- Specialized
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8.8
A small salamander with rough skin that lives near streams on the Pacific coast
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 thin bright green snake with rough scales that is harmless and lives in the southern and eastern United States
- Specialized
An evergreen plant with rough, jointed stems that people use to scrub pans
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for many years with rough hairy leaves and purple daisy-like flowers
- Specialized
A large Northern hawk with feathered legs that hunts small animals like mice
- Specialized
A plant from North America with rough stems and small yellow 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.