Etymology : Middle English, from Old English hrEaw; akin to Old High German hrO raw, Latin crudus raw, cruor blood, Greek kreas flesh
Pronunciation : ro
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century
1. wound, injury, sore. living, alive; uncooked; unprocessed, unrefined; inexperienced, novice; painful, tender; crude, vulgar. showing the pure essence of pure hip hop. rawray \ray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. rayed ; p. pr. & vb. n. raying.] [cf. of. raier, raiier, rayer, l. radiare to irradiate. see:
ray, n., and cf. radiate.].
2. to mark with long lines; to streak. [obs.].
3. [from ray, n.] to send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles. [r.] --thompson.
4. 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.
5. Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
6. Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.
7. 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.
8. Not covered; bare.
9. Bald.
10. Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
11. Sore, as if by being galled.
12. Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
13. A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw. informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit" not treated with heat to prepare it for eating lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; "he was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel" brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal" inflamed and painful; "his throat was raw"; "had a sore throat" having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound" untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty" not processed or refined; "raw sewage".
14. 1. Raw materials or substances are in their natural state before being processed or used in manufacturing. We import raw materials and energy and export mainly industrial products. two ships carrying raw sugar from Cuba.
15. Raw food is food that is eaten uncooked, that has not yet been cooked, or that has not been cooked enough. a popular dish made of raw fish This versatile vegetable can be eaten raw or cooked.
16. If a part of your body is raw, it is red and painful, perhaps because the skin has come off or has been burnt. the drag of the rope against the raw flesh of my shoulders.
17. Raw emotions are strong basic feelings or responses which are not weakened by other influences. Her grief was still raw and he did not know how to help her.
18. If you describe something as raw, you mean that it is simple, powerful, and real. the raw power of instinct.
19. Raw data is facts or information that has not yet been sorted, analysed, or prepared for use. Analyses were conducted on the raw data.
20. If you describe someone in a new job as raw, or as a raw recruit, you mean that they lack experience in that job. replacing experienced men with raw recruits = inexperienced ¡Ù experienced.
21. Raw weather feels unpleasantly cold. a raw December morning. = bitter.
22. Raw sewage is sewage that has not been treated to make it cleaner. contamination of bathing water by raw sewage. = untreated.
23. If you say that you are getting a raw deal, you mean that you are being treated unfairly. I think women have a raw deal. ¡Ù a fair deal.
24. to touch a raw nerve: see:
nerve.
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