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English meaning

  • ballpark noun A stadium where baseball is played.
  • brute noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
  • coarse adj Rough in texture rather than smooth.
  • crude adj In a raw, natural, or unrefined state.
  • gross adjective Disgusting or unpleasant.
  • hash noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
  • jagged adjective Having a rough, sharply uneven edge or surface.
  • randy adj Feeling strong sexual desire; sexually aroused.
  • robust adj Strong and healthy, or built to handle stress and hard use without breaking down.
  • rough adj Having an uneven or bumpy surface; not smooth.
  • roughly adv Approximately; not exactly.
  • rude adjective Not polite; showing a lack of respect for others.
  • schematic noun A simplified diagram showing how a system or device works, using standard symbols.
  • surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.
  • truculent adj Harsh and brutal in character.

Senses

grob is used for these senses in English:

  • ballpark Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.
  • brute Crude, unpolished. [from 17th c.]
  • coarse With a rough texture; not smooth.
  • coarse Composed of large particles.
  • coarse Of inferior quality.
  • crude Lacking tact or taste.
  • gross (of behaviour considered to be wrong) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
  • gross Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.

ballpark — full definition

  1. noun A stadium where baseball is played.
  2. noun A rough range within which something falls; an approximation.
  3. verb To give a rough estimate of something.

brute — full definition

  1. noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
  2. adjective Purely physical, with no reasoning or subtlety involved.
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