live rough

verb

To live and sleep outdoors or in a rough or makeshift shelter, not having a proper home or abode.

Meanings

verblive rough (third-person singular simple present lives rough, present participle living rough, simple past and past participle lived rough)

present singular third person lives rough · participle present living rough · participle past lived rough · past lived rough

  1. UKidiomaticTo live and sleep outdoors or in a rough or makeshift shelter, not having a proper home or abode.

    Synonyms: sleep rough

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo live and sleep outdoors or in a rough or makeshift shelter, not having a proper home or abode.

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