verb
- to dry (laundry) without ironing or pressing, typically by machine drying or air drying
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘roughdry’
Examples
- She roughdries the towels and sheets to save time.
- The laundromat roughdries clothes for customers who don’t want them pressed.
- He always roughdries his work shirts before hanging them up.
- The service roughdries linens at a lower cost than full pressing.
- Mom roughdries our casual clothes but irons Dad’s dress shirts.
- The machine roughdries the load in about forty minutes.