Meaning of RAW in English

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.

Use in sentences of RAW

Meaning of RAW in English

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.
Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.
Not distilled; as, raw water
Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
Not tanned; as, raw hides
Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.
Not covered; bare.
Bald.
Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
Sore, as if by being galled.
Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.