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101rough calculation — /ˌrʌf ˌkælkjυ leɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a way of working out a mathematical problem approximately, or the approximate result arrived at ● I made some rough calculations on the back of an envelope …
102rough-dry — verb dry without smoothing or ironing rough dry the laundry • Hypernyms: ↑dry, ↑dry out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
103rough-hew — verb hew roughly, without finishing the surface rough hew stone or timber • Syn: ↑roughcast • Derivationally related forms: ↑roughcast (for: ↑roughcast) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
104rough someone up — (informal) BEAT UP, attack, assault, knock about/around, batter, manhandle; informal do over, beat the living daylights out of; Brit. informal duff up. → rough * * * informal beat someone up …
105rough up — {v.} To attack or hurt physically; treat roughly; beat. * /Three boys were sent home for a week because they roughed up a player on the visiting team./ * /While Pete was walking in a strange part of town some boys roughed him up and told him to… …
106rough up — {v.} To attack or hurt physically; treat roughly; beat. * /Three boys were sent home for a week because they roughed up a player on the visiting team./ * /While Pete was walking in a strange part of town some boys roughed him up and told him to… …
107rough up the bullpen — verb In baseball, the act of the offensive team being able to easily hit pitching by the starting and relief pitchers of the opposing team, despite the types of pitches thrown or the skill of the pitchers. The strong baseball team really roughed… …
108rough\ up — v To attack or hurt physically; treat roughly; beat. Three boys were sent home for a week because they roughed up a player on the visiting team. While Pete was walking in a strange part of town some boys roughed him up and told him to stay out of …
109Rough cut — F/A/V A preliminary trial stage in the process of editing a film. Shots are laid out in approximate relationship to an end product without detailed attention to the individual cutting points. (Film Editing) PP The first cut created by an editor …
110block out — Synonyms and related words: adumbrate, block in, brief, carve, cast, chalk out, characterize, chisel, close, create, cut, delineate, detail, draft, efform, enumerate, fashion, figure, fix, forge, form, formalize, found, frame, hew, itemize, knead …
