raw
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
rawer;
rawest
rawer;
rawest
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAW
1
:
not cooked
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raw meat/vegetables
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You can eat carrots raw. = You can eat raw carrots.
2
a
:
in a natural state
:
not treated or prepared
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see also raw material
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raw silk/steel
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raw sewage
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Fold the raw [=unfinished] edge of the fabric under.
b
:
not yet organized or changed in any way
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He entered the raw data into a spreadsheet.
3
:
very sore
:
damaged and painful from harsh conditions, rubbing, etc.
— sometimes used figuratively
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hands raw from windburn
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The shoes rubbed my heels raw.
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His throat was raw from the cold air.
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The article touched/struck/hit a raw nerve. [=the article hurt or upset the people who read it]
4
:
powerful and not controlled
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I was impressed by the raw energy of his performance.
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The town was destroyed by the raw power of the tornado.
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raw emotion/anger
5
:
having no experience or training
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raw [=green] recruits/soldiers
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The team has a lot of raw talent. [=the team has a lot of talented but inexperienced players]
6
:
wet and cold
7
US
:
rude or offensive
— rawness
noun [noncount]
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raw
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noun
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raw
/ˈrɑː/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAW
in the raw
1
:
in a natural or unfinished state
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The sculpture is still in the raw.
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a firsthand look at poverty in the raw
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