In a strict sense, the object being descibed has been subject to physical violence. When used as a slang term, the implication is that the said object is undesirable or otherwise crippled.

Strict: The police roughed up a criminal on drugs before arresting him.
Slang: "John's car is roughed up." This would imply that John's car has many undesirable qualities, eg. old, worn, broken, etc
Slang: If your grandmother cooked you a birthday cake and it looked like a lump of sand, you might say that cake is roughed up.

roughed up by Jess_B May 1, 2006

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Roughed off

This is a term commonly heard in the federal prison system. It is similar to being jacked for something but often involves less overt force. {To take an item or service from another through intimidation, coercion, or mild force.}

A. Mike roughed that guy's new sneakers off this afternoon.
B. I just got roughed off for that pack of smokes.
C. He wanted fifty for doing that, but I'm just gonna rough that off him.

Roughed off by Ampersand037 February 20, 2011

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roughed down

worked over as in took a beat down or climbed in bed with a chic strait off the rugby field. The girl gave that dude a rough down.

The chick gave me the rough down.

That chicks not looking for some loving shes looking for somebody to rough down.

You were expecting some powder puff and you got strait up roughed down by woman.

roughed down by Izaus May 2, 2010

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roughed out

to be sexually turned on from excessive foreplay or titillation.

"Billy Bob, I'm feeling mighty roughed out right now, can we get to fucking puhlease?"

"Oddly, watching this CSPAN coverage leaves me feeling distinctly roughed out."

roughed out by Betty Lu November 18, 2011

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