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Definition of Raw
1. Noun. Informal terms for nakedness. "In his birthday suit"
2. Adjective. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes. "Bales of rude cotton"
3. Adjective. Having the surface exposed and painful. "A raw wound"
4. Adjective. Not treated with heat to prepare it for eating.
5. Adjective. Not processed or refined. "Raw sewage"
6. Adjective. Devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure. "You may kill someone someday with your raw power"
7. Adjective. Brutally unfair or harsh. "A raw deal"
8. Adjective. Not processed or subjected to analysis. "Only the crude vital statistics"
9. Adjective. Untempered and unrefined. "Raw beauty"
10. Adjective. Hurting. "The tender spot on his jaw"
Similar to: Painful
Derivative terms: Rawness, Sensitivity, Soreness, Tenderness
11. Adjective. Unpleasantly cold and damp. "Bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
12. Adjective. Used of wood and furniture. "Raw wood"
13. Adjective. Lacking training or experience. "Raw recruits"
14. Adjective. (used informally) completely unclothed.
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Unclothed
Definition of Raw
1. a. Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.
2. n. A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.
Definition of Raw
1. Adjective. Of food: not cooked. (defdate from 9th c.) ¹
2. Adjective. Not treated or processed (of materials, products etc.); in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. (defdate from 10th c.) ¹
3. Adjective. Having had the skin removed or abraded; chafed, tender; exposed, lacerated. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
4. Adjective. New or inexperienced. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
5. Adjective. Crude in quality; rough, uneven, unsophisticated. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
6. Adjective. Of data, statistics etc: uncorrected, without analysis. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹
7. Adjective. Of weather: unpleasantly damp or cold ¹
8. Adjective. (slang) without a condom ¹
9. Noun. (context: sugar refining sugar trade) An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Raw
1. uncooked [adj RAWER, RAWEST] / a sore or irritated spot [n -S] - See also: uncooked
Medical Definition of Raw
1. 1. Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat. 2. Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit. "Approved himself to the raw judgment of the multitude." (De Quincey) 3. Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought. Specifically: Not distilled; as, raw water. Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton. Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits. Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow. Not tanned; as, raw hides. Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth. 4. Not covered; bare. Specifically: Bald. "With scull all raw." Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore. Sore, as if by being galled. "And all his sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment." (Spenser) 5. Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; as, a raw wind. "A raw and gusty day." Raw material, material that has not been subjected to a (specified) process of manufacture; as, ore is the raw material used in smelting; leather is the raw material of the shoe industry. Raw pig, cast iron as it comes from the smelting furnace. Origin: AS. Hreaw; akin to D. Raauw, LG. Rau, G. Roh, OHG. Ro, Icel. Hrar, Dan. Raa, Sw. Ra, L. Crudus, Gr. Kreas flesh, Skr. Kravis raw flesh. Cf. Crude, Cruel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raw
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