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roughs it

roughs it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rough it.

Meaning of rough it

Verb

rough it (third-person singular simple present roughs it, present participle roughing it, simple past and past participle roughed it)

  1. (colloquial) To endure hard living conditions; to live without ordinary comforts.
    • Out in the backwoods with only a tent and no radio or plumbing, they were really roughing it.

Questions about roughs it

What is roughs it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Roughs it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rough it.

Words near roughs it in the dictionary

  1. roughrider
  2. roughriders
  3. roughrides
  4. roughriding
  5. roughs
  6. roughs it
  7. roughs out
  8. roughs up
  9. roughs up the bullpen
  10. roughscuff
  11. roughsetter

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