rough in
Definition of rough in
: to make a rough or unfinished version of (something, such as a design) as the first step in creating the finished version Rough in the lettering on your poster. He roughed in the frame of the new door.
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: marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse
: covered with or made up of coarse and often shaggy hair — compare smooth, wirehaired
: having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface
: roughly
: without usual conveniences
: without proper shelter
: uneven ground covered with high grass, brush, and stones
: such ground bordering a golf fairway
: the rugged or disagreeable side or aspect
: roughen
: to subject to abuse : manhandle, beat
: to subject to unnecessary and intentional violence in a sport
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