rash
adjEtymology
Uncertain; the word is similar to other words from Germanic or Romance languages listed in the table below, but the connection between the English word and those words is unclear. One suggestion is that they ultimately derive from the town of Arras in France, known for its cloth and wool industries (whence arras (“tapestry, wall hanging”)); compare German Rasch (“lightly woven silk or (usually) worsted fabric”) (said to be from Middle High German arrasch (“arras”), and ultimately from the name of the town), and the obsolete names for the fabric, Catalan drap de arraz, drap d'Arraç, Spanish paño de ras (literally “cloth of Arras”). The Oxford English Dictionary states that even if rash did not originally derive from Arras, the name of the town could have influenced the English word. possible cognates * Catalan ras (“smooth fabric woven from silk”) (also raç (obsolete)) * Danish rask (“thin, coarse woollen cloth usually made from worsted”) (also rasch (obsolete), derived from German) * Dutch ras (“woven silk or (usually) worsted fabric”) (also rasch (obsolete, rare), rass (obsolete)) * Middle French ras (modern French ras (“various types of short-nap cloth”)) * German Rasch, Low German Rasch (“lightly woven silk or (usually) worsted fabric”) (archaic or historical) * Italian raso (“smooth fabric woven from silk”), rascia (“serge”) * Late Latin rasum (“some form of fabric”), pannus rasus (“satin”) * Old Occitan ras (modern Occitan ras (“smooth fabric woven from silk”); also rac (obsolete)) * Spanish raso (“smooth fabric woven from silk; other types of fabric”) * Swedish rask (“thin woollen cloth usually made from worsted; similar cloth made from silk”) (also rasch (archaic), rass (obsolete))
Definitions
Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks
Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.
- rash words spoken in the heat of debate
- […] Eusebius doth report that Ireneus dyd reprooue Victor byshop of Rome for his rash sentēce in excōmunicating the Churches of Grece, concerning the obseruation of the feast of Easter.
- For ſitting in his [Marcus Junius Brutus's] tent, penſive and troubled vvith the horrour of his raſh act, it vvas not hard for him, ſlumbering in the cold, to dream of that vvhich moſt affrighted him; […]
Of corn or other grains
Of corn or other grains: so dry as to fall out of the ear with handling.
Requiring swift action
Requiring swift action; pressing; urgent.
- My Lord, I ſcarce haue leiſure to ſalute you, / My matter is ſo raſh: […]
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Taking effect quickly and strongly
Taking effect quickly and strongly; fast-acting.
- [T]he vnited veſſel of their bloud, / […] / Shall neuer leake, though it doe vvorke as ſtrong, / As Aconitum, or raſh gunpovvder.
- Sir (my Lord) / I could doe this, and that vvith no raſh Potion, / But with a lingring Dram, that ſhould not vvorke / Maliciouſly, like Poyſon.
- [T]he inboard seas run swirling and hawling; / The rash smart sloggering brine / Blinds her; […]
Synonym of rashly (“in a rash manner
Synonym of rashly (“in a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration”).
- Soft Gooddie Sheepe (then ſaid the Foxe) not ſoe: / Vnto the King ſo raſh ye may not goe, / He is vvith greater matter buſied, / Than a Lambe, or the Lambes ovvne mothers hed.
- VVhy do you ſpeake ſo ſtartingly and raſh?
- But the right thing 'ud be for Tulliver to go and make it up with her himself, and say he was sorry for speaking so rash.
An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled…
An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.
- He came out in a rash because of an allergy.
- She applied rash cream on herself to reduce the irritation.
- A wet cloth should help with the rash on your arm.
An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1).
An outbreak or surge in problems
An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.
- There has been a rash of vandalism lately.
- Wet through and through: with her feet squelching and squashing in her shoes whenever she moved; with a rash of rain upon her classical visage; […]
- Until the recent rash of North London line maps appeared on station billboards in the London area of BR, the service undoubtedly suffered from meagre and ineffectual publicity.
Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word
Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a fabric with a smooth texture woven from silk, worsted, or a mixture of the two, intended as an inferior substitute for silk.
- cloth rash silk rash
- Sleeveleſſe his jerkin vvas, and it had beene / Velvet, but 'tvvas novv (ſo much ground vvas ſeene) / Become Tufftaffatie; and our children ſhall / See it plaine Raſhe avvhile, or nought at all.
A soft crackling or rustling sound.
To forcefully move or push (someone or something) in a certain direction.
- Reg[an]. VVherefore to Douer ſir? / Gloſt[er, i.e., Gloucester]. Becauſe I vvould not ſee thy cruell nayles / Pluck out his poore old eyes, nor thy fierce ſiſter / In his aurynted fleſh raſh boriſh phangs, […]
To break (something) forcefully
To break (something) forcefully; to smash.
To emit or issue (something) hastily.
Usually followed by up
Usually followed by up: to prepare (something) with haste; to cobble together, to improvise.
- Retur[n]e to the places of Peter, the one in his firſt epiſtle, the other in the latter: and ſo be you contented with this preſent anſvver raſhed up in haſte.
To move forcefully, hastily, or suddenly
To move forcefully, hastily, or suddenly; to dash, to rush.
To fall heavily
To fall heavily; to dash down.
- […] the rain rashed down - the road was battered, As with the force of billows shattered; […]
- ... rain rashed down. The sound was as of a deluge, and all the parched lips of earth seemed to be drinking in the delicious moisture.
- Thunder rumbled and a light rain rashed down as Bella shoveled the pile of loose dirt back into the ground.
Chiefly followed by against, at, or upon
Chiefly followed by against, at, or upon: To collide or hit.
Chiefly followed by away, down, off, out, etc.
Chiefly followed by away, down, off, out, etc.: to pluck, pull, or rip (something) violently.
- There Marinell great deeds of armes did ſhevv; / And through the thickeſt like a Lyon flevv, / Raſhing off helmes, and ryuing plates a ſonder, / That euery one his daunger did eſchevv.
- His Creſt is raſh'd away; his ample Shield / Is falſify'd and round with Jav'lins fill'd.
To hack, slash, or slice (something).
- And dravving both their ſvvords vvith rage extreme, / Like tvvo mad maſtiffes each on other flevv, / And ſhields did ſhare, & mailes did raſh, and helmes did hevv.
- [N]ovv he, comes violently on, and vvithall advancing his Rapier to ſtrike, […] Sir, I miſt my purpoſe in his arme, raſht his doublet ſleeue, ran him cloſe by the left cheeke, and through his haire: […]
Chiefly followed by out
Chiefly followed by out: to scrape or scratch (something); to obliterate.
A surname.
Acronym of Raja Ampat–South Halmahera.
The neighborhood
Derived
overrash, rashful, rashling, rashly, rashness, unrash, beard rash, rashie, rashless, rashlike, rashy, all over someone like a rash, barber's rash, bring out in a rash, butterfly rash, canker rash, diaper rash, Disney rash, drug rash, gum-rash, hangar rash, heat rash, hiker's rash, hot water bottle rash, malar rash, mud wrestler's rash, napkin rash, nappy rash, nettle rash, pash rash, rash fever, rashguard, rash up, rash vest, reef rash, rink rash, road rash, rose rash, scarlet rash, stubble rash · +4 more
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A definitional loop anchored at rash. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at rash. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at rash
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA