rough cut

noun

: a print of an incompletely edited movie

Examples of rough cut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first real rough cut was three hours, 20 minutes. — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026

Producers need to provide a rough cut of at least 60 minutes at any stage in the post-production process. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026

Once filmmakers completed the 28-day shoot, a rough cut was smuggled out of Iran. — Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025

Antonio Esparza showed Talarico a rough cut of a video from the Paxton event. — Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 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