rough in

phrasal verb

roughed in; roughing in; roughs in
: to make a rough or unfinished version of (something, such as a design) as the first step in creating the finished version
Rough in the lettering on your poster.
He roughed in the frame of the new door.

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The Patriots may have overpaid slightly, but not to an extreme level that would make this deal potentially rough in the near future. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 Judith Kaufmann’s camera races behind and around Floria, looking intermittently rough: what doesn’t look rough in these circumstances? Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025

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“Rough in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20in. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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