rough out
verb1
To create the rough shape of (something, such as a machined part or a sculpture); to do the first-fix setup of (something, such as plumbing or wiring).
- The first step in creating the statue was roughing it out from a large block of stone.
2
Idiomatic To produce (a plan, diagram etc.) in rough.
- Derived terms
- roughout
- Related terms
- rough it out