rash
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/ɹæʃ/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty.“rash words spoken in the heat of debate”
- So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.
- Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.
- Fast-acting.
noun
- An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.
- A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend.“There has been a rash of vandalism lately.”
verb
- To prepare with haste.
noun
- An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.
verb
- To pull off or pluck violently.
- To slash; to hack; to slice.
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Synonyms
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