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Rough In

Definition: Rough in refers to the initial installation of basic infrastructure or preliminary construction work before the final finishing or detailing is done.

Part of Speech: Verb, noun, adjective

Sense 1: As a verb, "rough in" means to perform the initial installation or construction work.

Example sentence: The plumbers roughed in the plumbing system before the walls were put up.

Sense 2: As a noun, "rough in" refers to the initial building or installation plan or blueprint.

Example sentence: The architect provided us with the rough in for the electrical layout.

Sense 3: As an adjective, "rough in" describes the unfinished or preliminary state of something.

Example sentence: The rough-in stage of the renovation involved tearing down walls and running new electrical wires.

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