raw

raw¹ W3 [ro: US ro:] adj

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1¦(food)¦

2¦(substances)¦

3¦(information)¦

4¦(emotions)¦

5¦(body)¦

6¦(inexperienced)¦

7 touch/hit a raw nerve

8 raw deal

9¦(weather)¦

10¦(art)¦

11 raw talent

12 raw edge

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[: Old English; Origin: hreaw]

1.) ¦(FOOD)¦

not cooked

▪ raw meat

▪ grated raw carrots

▪ Cabbage can be eaten raw.

2.) ¦(SUBSTANCES)¦

raw substances are in a natural state and not treated or prepared for use

→↑refined

▪ raw silk

▪ In its raw state, cocoa is very bitter.

▪ Raw sewage had been dumped in the river.

▪ The cost of our raw materials has risen significantly.

3.) ¦(INFORMATION)¦

raw information is collected but not organized, examined, or developed

▪ software to convert raw data into usable information

▪ His time here provided the raw material for his novel.

▪ Warhol used everyday items as the raw ingredients of his art.

4.) ¦(EMOTIONS)¦

raw feelings are strong and natural, but not fully controlled

▪ raw passion

▪ Linda didn't want to see Roy while her emotions were still raw.

▪ It took raw courage to admit she was wrong.

5.) ¦(BODY)¦

if a part of your body is raw, the skin there is red and painful

▪ The skin on my feet was rubbed raw.

6.) ¦(INEXPERIENCED)¦

not experienced or not fully trained

▪ Most of our soldiers are raw recruits.

7.) touch/hit a raw nerve

to upset someone by something you say

▪ Seeing his face, Joanne realized she'd touched a raw nerve.

8.) raw deal

unfair treatment

▪ Customers are getting a raw deal and are rightly angry.

9.) ¦(WEATHER)¦

very cold

▪ She shivered in the raw morning air.

10.)¦(ART)¦

music, art, language etc that is raw is simple, direct, and powerful, but not fully developed

▪ Her voice has a raw poetic beauty.

▪ His early sketches are raw and unpretentious.

11.) raw talent

someone with raw talent is naturally good at something, but has not developed their ability yet

▪ He has the raw talent to become a star.

12.) raw edge

the edge of a piece of material before it has been sewn

▪ Turn over the raw edges and stitch.

>rawness n [U]

raw ²

raw² n

1.) in the raw

a) seen in a way that does not hide cruelty and violence

▪ He went on the streets to experience life in the raw .

▪ It was my first exposure to India in the raw.

b) informal not wearing any clothes

= ↑in the nude

▪ sunbathing in the raw

2.) catch/touch sb on the raw

BrE to say or do something that upsets someone

▪ She flinched, caught on the raw by his question.