- using force or violence
- Do they always play this rough?
Word OriginOld English rūh, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ruw and German rauh.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See rough in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarylive/sleep rough
- (British English) to live or sleep outdoors, usually because you have no home and no money
- young people sleeping rough on the streets
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