sleep rough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

Of a homeless person, to sleep outdoors, particularly as opposed to sleeping in a shelter or similar.

/ˌsliːp ˈɹʌf/ /ˌslip ˈɹʌf/ en-us-sleep rough.mp3 /ˌsliːp ˈɹaf/ [ˌslɪip ˈɹaf] En-au-sleep rough.ogg

sleep rough sleeps rough sleeping rough slept rough

From sleep (verb) + rough (“in a rough manner, roughly”, adverb) (a reference to the uncomfortable situation of sleeping outdoors).

lie rough live rough

rough it

rough sleeper rough sleeping

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