| Front | rash |
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| Back | rash noun, adjective BrE /ræʃ/ NAmE /ræʃ/ noun word origin example bank 1 [countable, usually singular] an area of red spots on a person's skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to sth I woke up covered in a rash. I come out in a rash (= a rash appears on my skin) if I eat chocolate. The sun brought her out in (= caused) an itchy rash. a heat rash (= caused by heat) compare spot 2 [singular] ~ (of sth) a lot of sth; a series of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time spate a rash of movies about life in prison Rising prices are the result of the recent rash of strikes in the steel industry. There has been a rash of burglaries in the area over the last month. adjective word origin example bank (of people or their actions) doing sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way impulsive, reckless a rash young man ~ (to do sth) It would be rash to assume that everyone will agree with you on this. Think twice before doing anything rash. This is what happens when you make rash decisions. rash•ly /BrE ræʃli; NAmE ræʃli/ adverb She had rashly promised to lend him the money. I see now that I may have acted rashly. rash•ness /BrE ræʃnəs; NAmE ræʃnəs/ noun [uncountable] He bitterly regretted his rashness. |
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