Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Approximate; not finished.

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  • verb Present participle of rough.

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Examples

  • Penalties Back to top Period Team Time Player Type Level 1st period CAR 6: 03 Tuomo Ruutu tripping minor CAR 14: 45 Anton Babchuk interference minor 2nd period DAL 6: 45 Nicklas Grossman slashing minor CAR 15: 52 Dennis Seidenberg tripping minor DAL 19: 06 Steve Begin roughing minor 3rd period DAL 10: 09 Mark Fistric cross-checking minor DAL 12: 07 Trevor Daley delay-of-game minor

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • Penalties Back to top Period Team Time Player Type Level 1st period ATL 1: 54 Mathieu Schneider hooking minor 2nd period ATL 3: 57 Chris Thorburn holding minor TB 9: 47 Matt Smaby hooking minor ATL 19: 56 Tobias Enstrom tripping minor 3rd period TB 8: 21 Ryan Craig holding minor ATL 10: 21 Mathieu Schneider hooking minor TB 13: 14 Evgeny Artyukhin roughing minor ATL 13: 14 Chris Thorburn roughing minor

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • That led to a scrum which resulted in roughing penalties for Jagr and Johnny Oduya, who came to Brodeur's defense.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • The game featured three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, a second-period fight and 12 minutes in roughing minors.

    USATODAY.com 2003

  • (served by Tyler Kennedy) too many men minor PIT 11: 40 Philippe Boucher holding minor ANA 20: 00 Corey Perry roughing minor PIT 20: 00 Evgeni Malkin roughing minor

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • (served by Patrick Kane) roughing minor CHI 5: 50 Adam Burish misconduct misconduct VAN 6: 08 Daniel Sedin roughing minor CHI 6: 08 Dave Bolland roughing double-minor VAN 9: 46 Kyle Wellwood hooking minor CHI 13: 14 Aaron Johnson interference minor

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • (served by Nathan Gerbe) too many men minor TB 18: 18 Evgeny Artyukhin roughing minor TB 18: 18 Ryan Craig

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • (served by) too many men minor OTT 19: 58 Antoine Vermette holding minor 2nd period OTT 3: 01 Christoph Schubert tripping minor CAR 6: 18 Niclas Wallin roughing minor OTT 9: 35 Filip Kuba hooking minor 3rd period OTT 10: 33 Chris Phillips interference minor CAR 14: 52 Rod Brind'Amour tripping minor OTT 20: 00 Dany Heatley roughing minor OTT 20: 00 Dany Heatley high-sticking minor CAR 20: 00 Tim Gleason roughing minor

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • (served by Steve Downie) delay-of-game minor TB 18: 18 Ryan Craig fighting major BUF 18: 18 Daniel Paille roughing minor BUF 18: 18 Paul Gaustad fighting major 2nd period TB 3: 52 Zenon Konopka fighting major BUF 3: 52 Adam Mair fighting major BUF 8: 13 Maxim Afinogenov tripping minor TB 18: 59 Evgeny Artyukhin roughing minor 3rd period BUF 4: 57 Ryan Miller

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • (served by Petr Sykora) cross-checking minor PIT 18: 22 Evgeni Malkin roughing minor 3rd period PIT 6: 43 Alex Goligoski hooking minor BUF 9: 37 Derek Roy tripping minor BUF 13: 23 Nathan Gerbe high-sticking minor

    USATODAY.com 2008

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