Meaning

6 senses
  1. An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.

  2. A galled place; an inveterate sore.

  3. (broadly, figuratively)A point about which a person is particularly sensitive.

  4. (slang, uncountable)Unadulterated narcotics, especially crack cocaine

  5. (slang)A recording or rip of a show that has not been fansubbed.

  6. (slang)A scan that has not been cleaned (purged of blemishes arising from the scanning process) and has not been scanlated.

More definitions
  • informal terms for nakedness

Examples

287 sentences
  1. I never feed my dog raw meat.

    Я ніколи не годую свого собаку сирим м'ясом. — deniko

    ruЯ никогда не кормлю свою собаку сырым мясом. — marafon

    deIch gebe meinem Hund nie rohes Fleisch zu fressen. — Dejo

  2. Tom knows Mary doesn't like raw eggs.

    Том знає, що Мері не любить сирих яєць. — quez

    ruТом знает, что Мэри не любит сырые яйца. — marafon

    deTom weiß, dass Maria keine rohen Eier mag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. You don't like raw fish, do you?

    Ти ж не любиш сиру рибу? — deniko

  4. Tom knows that Mary doesn't like raw eggs.

    Том знає, що Мері не любить сирих яєць. — quez

    ruТом знает, что Мэри не любит сырые яйца. — marafon

    deTom weiß, dass Maria keine rohen Eier mag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Are there dogs that eat raw fish?

    Чи є собаки, які їдять сиру рибу? — shanghainese

    ruСуществуют ли собаки, которые едят сырую рыбу? — Lenin_1917

    deGibt es Hunde, die rohen Fisch essen? — xtofu80

Origin

From Middle English rawe, raw, rau, from Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”), from Proto-W

From Middle English rawe, raw, rau, from Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, *hrēwaz (“raw”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”).

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Forms

plural: raws
Singularraw

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Collocations

11 patterns
  • eat raw
  • eat raw fish
  • raw fish
  • be eaten raw
  • a raw deal
  • couldn't eat raw
  • to eat raw
  • raw pork
  • got a raw
  • raw eggs
  • raw deal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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