Rough vs Cutting - What's the difference?

Rough is a related term of cutting.

As adjectives the difference between rough and cutting

is that rough is having a texture that has much friction not smooth; uneven while cutting is (not comparable) that is used for cutting.

As nouns the difference between rough and cutting

is that rough is the unmowed part of a golf course while cutting is (countable|uncountable) the action of the verb to cut .

As verbs the difference between rough and cutting

is that rough is to create in an approximate form while cutting is .

As an adverb rough

is in a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

rough

English

Alternative forms

* (colloquial) ruff

Adjective

(er)

Having a texture that has much friction. Not smooth; uneven.

* 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1

The rock was one of those tremendously solid brown, or rather black, rocks which emerge from the sand like something primitive. Rough with crinkled limpet shells and sparsely strewn with locks of dry seaweed, a small boy has to stretch his legs far apart, and indeed to feel rather heroic, before he gets to the top.

Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.

a rough''' estimate; a '''rough sketch of a building

Turbulent.

The sea was rough .

Difficult; trying.

Being a teenager nowadays can be rough .

Crude; unrefined

His manners are a bit rough , but he means well.

Violent; not careful or subtle

This box has been through some rough handling.

Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.

a rough''' tone; a '''rough voice

(Alexander Pope)

Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.

a rough diamond

Harsh-tasting.

rough wine

Antonyms

* smooth

Noun

(en noun)

The unmowed part of a golf course.

A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.

(cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.

The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.

A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail, but larger and more detailed. Meant for artistic brainstorming and a vital step in the design process.

(obsolete) Boisterous weather.

(Fletcher)

Verb

(en verb)

To create in an approximate form.

Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.

To physically assault someone in retribution.

The gangsters roughed him up a little.

(ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.

To render rough; to roughen.

To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.

(Crabb)

Adverb

(en adverb)

In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

* Sir Walter Scott

Sleeping rough on the trenches, and dying stubbornly in their boats.

Derived terms

* bit of rough * diamond in the rough * rough and ready * roughhouse * rough in * roughness * rough out * rough up

cutting

English

Verb

(head)

Noun

(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut .

How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?

(countable) A section removed from the larger whole.

(countable) A newspaper clipping.

(countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

The actor had to make his ''cutting'' shorter to fit the audition time.

(uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.

(uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.

(countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.

*1876 , , Journey by Train :

*:WE flash across the level.

*:We thunder thro' the bridges.

*:We bicker down the cuttings .

*:We sway along the ridges.

Synonyms

* (narrow passage for a transportation route) cut

Adjective

(en adjective)

(not comparable) That is used for cutting.

I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.

Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.

The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.