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- Dictionaryraw/rɔː/
adjective
- 1. (of food) not cooked: "raw eggs" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a part of the body) red and painful, especially as the result of skin abrasion: "he scrubbed his hands until they were raw" Similar
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RAW definition: 1. (of food) not cooked: 2. (of materials) in a natural state, without having been through any…. Learn more.
The meaning of RAW is not cooked. How to use raw in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Raw.
raw. (rô) adj. raw·er, raw·est. 1. a. Uncooked: raw meat. b. Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined: raw wool. c. Not finished, covered, or coated: raw wood. d. Not having been subjected to adjustment, treatment, or analysis: raw data; the raw cost of production. e. Undeveloped or unused: raw land. f.
Raw, crude, rude refer to something not in a finished or highly refined state. Raw applies particularly to material not yet changed by a process, by manufacture, or by preparation for consumption: raw cotton; raw leather.
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.
[usually before noun] in its natural state; not yet changed, used or made into something else. raw sewage. raw sugar/milk/cotton. Iron ore is the main raw ingredient in steel. information. [usually before noun] not yet organized into a form in which it can be easily used or understood.
When you use the word raw to describe things that aren't edible, it generally means "in a natural, untreated state," like raw silk or raw wood. You might also have raw feelings or raw emotions — these are basic and out in the open.