rough
verbNAmE//rʌf//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rough he / she / it roughs
past simple roughed
-ing form roughing
to live in a way that is not very comfortable for a short time We can sleep on the beach. I don't mind roughing it for a night or two.
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