# raw

Pronunciation: say "RAW" US /ɹɔ/, UK /ɹɔː/

## Adjective

1. Of food, not cooked; kept or eaten in its uncooked state. Also, relating to a diet made up entirely of uncooked food.
   - Simple: Not cooked. Also used about a diet of only uncooked food.
   - _Many sushi dishes feature raw fish sliced very thin._
   - _The recipe calls for blending raw cashews into a smooth cream._
2. In a natural, unrefined state; not treated, processed, or otherwise altered from its original form.
   - Simple: Still natural, not yet treated or changed.
   - _The mill buys raw cotton and spins it into thread for clothing._
   - _Sculptors choose blocks of raw marble before any shaping begins._
3. Uncorrected and not yet analyzed; in the form in which it was first gathered.
   - Simple: Not yet checked or worked on, just as it was first collected.
   - _The raw survey responses still contained duplicate and invalid entries._
   - _Analysts rarely publish raw figures before adjusting for known errors._
4. Crude or unrefined in quality; rough, uneven, and unsophisticated rather than finished or polished.
   - Simple: Rough and simple, not smooth or carefully finished.
   - _The demo recording was raw and unpolished, yet full of energy._
   - _Critics admired the raw, untrained power of her debut painting._
5. Of an emotion or personality, expressed openly and intensely; undisguised and strongly felt.
   - Simple: Shown openly and strongly, with no attempt to hide the feeling.
   - _The crowd responded to the raw emotion in her performance._
   - _His letter laid bare a raw longing he had never admitted._
6. Of skin or another body surface, sore, tender, or inflamed, especially from being rubbed, scraped, or chafed.
   - Simple: Sore and tender, often because the skin has been rubbed or scraped.
   - _Days of hiking left her feet blistered and raw._
   - _The rope burn left a raw patch across his palm._
7. Honest and unflinching in presenting unpleasant facts, conditions, or experiences without softening them.
   - Simple: Showing hard or ugly truths in an honest, direct way.
   - _The documentary offers a raw portrayal of poverty in the region._
   - _His memoir is praised for its raw honesty about addiction._
8. Lacking experience or training; new to a role or activity and not yet developed.
   - Simple: New to something and not yet skilled or trained.
   - _The sergeant drilled the raw recruits until they moved as one unit._
   - _He joined the firm as a raw graduate with no real-world experience._
9. Of weather, unpleasantly cold and damp, as a gray, windy winter day can be.
   - Simple: Cold and damp in a way that feels unpleasant.
   - _A raw wind off the sea chilled everyone on the pier._
   - _The funeral took place on a raw, drizzly afternoon._
10. Of language, crude, unrefined, or insensitive, especially in its treatment of sexual matters.
   - Simple: Rude and crude in a way that can shock, especially about sex.
   - _The script's raw dialogue earned it an adults-only rating._
   - _Her stand-up act is famous for its raw, unfiltered humor._
13. Of sexual intercourse, performed without a condom. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Done without using a condom during sex.
   - _Worried after having raw sex with a new partner, she booked a test at the clinic._
   - _A single night of raw sex led to weeks of anxious waiting for test results._

## Noun

11. Sugar in its unrefined state; also, a batch of it.
   - Simple: Sugar that has not been cleaned and processed yet.
   - _Traders watch the price of raws closely, because the cost of unrefined sugar shapes what refiners charge for white sugar._
   - _Most of the raws processed at the plant come in by ship and sit in huge warehouses until they are melted down._
12. A point on which a person is especially sensitive and easily wounded.
   - Simple: A touchy spot where a person is easily hurt or upset.
   - _Her offhand comment about his father touched him on the raw, and he left the room._
   - _Any mention of the divorce touched her on the raw._
14. An original, untranslated copy of an anime episode, manga chapter, or similar work, shared before fans clean, subtitle, or translate it. *(slang)*
   - Simple: An original copy of a show or comic, shared online before fans translate or clean it up.
   - _Impatient viewers grabbed the raw hours after the episode aired._
   - _Translators work from a raw to produce a subtitled release._

## Adverb

16. Without a condom, during sexual intercourse. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Without using a condom during sex.
   - _He insisted on never going raw with a new partner before testing._
   - _Doing it raw left both of them anxious about the risk._

## Verb

17. To sexually penetrate a partner without using a condom. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To have penetrative sex with someone without using a condom.
   - _He refused to raw anyone he had only just met._
   - _She later regretted letting him raw her without discussing the risks._

## Adjective

15. Not covered; bare; stripped of hair or any other covering. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Bare and uncovered, with nothing over the top.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A chafed, galled patch of skin or flesh, rubbed open and slow to heal.

## Origin

From Middle English rawe, from Old English hrēaw ("raw, uncooked"), going back through Proto-Germanic *hrawaz to Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- ("raw meat, fresh blood"). It is related to Dutch rauw, German roh, Latin crūdus ("raw, bloody"), and Russian кровь ("blood").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/raw (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).