Synonym: blunt, broken, brusque, bumpy, choppy, coarse, crude, curt, difficult, fierce, gruff, harsh, irregular, rowdy, rude, severe, shaggy, snippy, surly, tough, uneven. Antonym: mild, smooth. Similar words: through, roughly, drought, go through, thorough, get through, all through, throughout. Meaning: [rʌf] 
n. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short. v. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form. adj. 1. having or caused by an irregular surface 2. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse 3. not quite exact or correct 4. full of hardship or trials 5. violently agitated and turbulent 6. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound 7. ready and able to resort to force or violence 8. of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped 9. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements 10. not shaped by cutting or trimming 11. not carefully or expertly made 12. not perfected 13. unpleasantly stern 14. unkind or cruel or uncivil. adv. 1. with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') 2. with rough motion as over a rough surface.
n. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short. v. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form. adj. 1. having or caused by an irregular surface 2. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse 3. not quite exact or correct 4. full of hardship or trials 5. violently agitated and turbulent 6. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound 7. ready and able to resort to force or violence 8. of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped 9. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements 10. not shaped by cutting or trimming 11. not carefully or expertly made 12. not perfected 13. unpleasantly stern 14. unkind or cruel or uncivil. adv. 1. with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') 2. with rough motion as over a rough surface. 
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121 The Hull team had a bad reputation for playing rough.
122 It's been rough going , but we've almost finished now.
123 It was a rough crossing and most of the passengers looked distinctly green.
124 Don't rough them up in the game.They are still boys.
125 You can get a rough idea of the size of the room by pacing it out.
126 You look a bit rough - how much did you have to drink last night?
127 The kittens were engaged in a little rough and tumble.
128 He's had a rough deal with his wife leaving him like that.
129 The toddlers often join in the rough and tumble of the older children's games.
130 We'll get someone in to do the rough work .
131 My boyfriend and I were going through a rough patch .
132 You can make a rough division of his music into "light" and "serious".
133 The bill is in for a rough ride in the Senate.
134 The new e-books will include a host of Rough Guide titles.
135 He's had a rough time/month/year, what with the divorce and then his father dying.
136 The pilot told passengers and crew to brace themselves for a rough landing.
137 There are thousands like him in Los Angeles,(www.Sentencedict.com) begging on the streets and sleeping rough.
138 Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water'ssurface.
139 The ship pitched up and down/from side to side in the rough seas.
140 We traded off large and small brushes for rough and fine work.
141 They are expecting the new legislation to have quite a rough passage through parliament.
142 The sea wasn't rough, but there was a heavy swell .
143 You have to learn to take the rough with the smooth.
144 It makes me so sad when I see young people begging or sleeping rough on the streets.
145 He has been sleeping rough in the streets to highlight the plight of the homeless.
146 His hands were rough and calloused, from years of karate practice.
147 We had a really rough crossing - I was sick three times.
148 Hundreds of kids are sleeping rough on the streets of London.
149 So far I've only plotted the story in a rough form.
150 The small boat was bobbing on the rough water of the lake.
More similar words: through, roughly, drought, go through, thorough, get through, all through, throughout, cut through, fall through, put through, run through, thoroughly, come through, look through, pass through, pull through, carry through, break through, follow through, tough, dough, though, enough, ought to, a thought, as though, although, toughness, even though.