rough cut

noun

: a print of an incompletely edited movie

Examples of rough cut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fufu’s channel is shutting down this year, and with nearly all the key footage shot, the team is logging nine years of material ahead of a rough cut. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

During my visit, Da Corte sat his studio team down to watch a rough cut of the video for the first time. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

Kegeyan sent a rough cut; Kuplowsky watched it a week later and emailed her before it was even finished. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Some of the issues, including the shortcomings in the apps, make the PixCut S1 a bit of a rough cut. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rough cut

• abut
• catgut
• chesnut
• chestnut
• donut
• doughnut
• groundnut
• haircut
• hindgut
• midgut
• precut
• rebut