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rough

3 verb
     
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rough it

informal to live for a short time in conditions that are not very comfortable:
I don't mind roughing it for a while.

rough something ↔ out

phrasal verb
to draw or write something without including all the details:
a diagram the engineer had roughed out on his notepad

rough somebody ↔ up

phrasal verb
informal to attack someone and hurt them by hitting them
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