- no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; renegade: They described him as a rogue cop who had abandoned his training.
- dangerous and unpredictable: They were trapped in the house by a rogue snowstorm.
- of or noting a nation or state that defies international treaties, laws, etc.: The blame is placed on rogue states that threaten world peace.
- (of an animal) having an abnormally violent or unpredictable disposition: She helped trap a rogue tiger terrorizing the village.
- a dishonest, untrustworthy person; scoundrel: We were traveling in secret to avoid running into rogues and thieves.
- a playfully mischievous person; scamp: The youngest boys are little rogues.
- a tramp or vagabond.
- an animal having an abnormally violent or unpredictable disposition.
- a usually inferior organism, especially a plant, varying markedly from the normal.
- to uproot or destroy (plants that do not conform to a desired standard):Usually, roguing the diseased plants is sufficient to minimize further spread.
- to perform this operation upon: to rogue a field.
- to cheat.
- to live or act as a scoundrel, vagabond, or scamp.
- to stop being obedient or predictable; to behave in a way that is not allowed or expected: Giving people the tools they need to do their jobs greatly reduces the risk of employees going rogue and using unauthorized services.To make more money, the agent went rogue and sold his services to the highest bidder.
- a dishonest or unprincipled person, esp a man; rascal; scoundrel
- a mischievous or wayward person, often a child; scamp
- a crop plant which is inferior, diseased, or of a different, unwanted variety
- any inferior or defective specimen
- (as modifier)
- a vagrant
- an animal of vicious character that has separated from the main herd and leads a solitary life
- (as modifier)
- to rid (a field or crop) of plants that are inferior, diseased, or of an unwanted variety
- to identify and remove such plants
