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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
rash
adj 1: imprudently incurring risk; "do something rash that he
will forever repent"- George Meredith
2: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences;
"foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker";
"became the fiercest and most reckless of
partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to
climb Mount Everest" [syn: foolhardy, heady, rash,
reckless]
n 1: any red eruption of the skin [syn: rash, roseola,
efflorescence, skin rash]
2: a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of
bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits" [syn: rash,
blizzard]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Rash \Rash\ (r[a^]sh), v. t. [For arace.]
1. To pull off or pluck violently. [Obs.]
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2. To slash; to hack; to cut; to slice. [Obs.]
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Rashing off helms and riving plates asunder.
--Spenser.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Rash \Rash\, n. [OF. rasche an eruption, scurf, F. rache; fr.
(assumed) LL. rasicare to scratch, fr. L. radere, rasum, to
scrape, scratch, shave. See Rase, and cf. Rascal.] (Med.)
A fine eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or
no elevation.
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Canker rash. See in the Vocabulary.
Nettle rash. See Urticaria.
Rose rash. See Roseola.
Tooth rash. See Red-gum.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Rash \Rash\, n. [Cf. F. ras short-nap cloth, It. & Sp. raso
satin (cf. Rase); or cf. It. rascia serge, G. rasch,
probably fr. Arras in France (cf. Arras).]
An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.
[Obs.] --Donne.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Rash \Rash\, a. [Compar. Rasher (-[~e]r); superl. Rashest.]
[Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. rask quick, brisk,
rash, Icel. r["o]skr vigorous, brave, akin to D. & G. rasch
quick, of uncertain origin.]
1. Sudden in action; quick; hasty. [Obs.] "Strong as aconitum
or rash gunpowder." --Shak.
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2. Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent. [Obs.]
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I scarce have leisure to salute you,
My matter is so rash. --Shak.
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3. Esp., overhasty in counsel or action; precipitate;
resolving or entering on a project or measure without due
deliberation and caution; opposed to prudent; said of
persons; as, a rash statesman or commander.
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4. Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too little
reflection; as, rash words; rash measures.
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5. So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.
[Prov. Eng.] --Grose.
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Syn: Precipitate; headlong; headstrong; foolhardy; hasty;
indiscreet; heedless; thoughtless; incautious; careless;
inconsiderate; unwary.
Usage: Rash, Adventurous, Foolhardy. A man is
adventurous who incurs risk or hazard from a love of
the arduous and the bold. A man is rash who does it
from the mere impulse of his feelings, without
counting the cost. A man is foolhardy who throws
himself into danger in disregard or defiance of the
consequences.
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Was never known a more adventurous knight.
--Dryden.
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Her rash hand in evil hour
Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she
eat. --Milton.
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If any yet be so foolhardy
To expose themselves to vain jeopardy;
If they come wounded off, and lame,
No honor's got by such a maim. --Hudibras.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Rash \Rash\ (r[a^]sh), v. t.
To prepare with haste. [Obs.] --Foxe.
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7. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) |
RASH, adj. Insensible to the value of our advice.
"Now lay your bet with mine, nor let
These gamblers take your cash."
"Nay, this child makes no bet." "Great snakes!
How can you be so rash?"
Bootle P. Gish
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Thesaurus Results for rash:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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