raw


2raw

noun

Definition of RAW

: a raw place or state
in the raw
1
: in a natural, unrefined, or crude state
2
: naked <slept in the raw>

Examples of RAW

  1. <a secluded swimming hole where we could swim in the raw>

First Known Use of RAW

1823

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