Meaning of raw In English

• 0 (of food) not cooked:

  • raw fish

• 1 (of materials) in a natural state, without having been through any chemical or industrial process:

  • Oil is an important raw material that can be processed into many different products, including plastics.

  • They claimed that raw sewage was being pumped into the sea.

  • raw data/evidence/figures

  • I would prefer not to leave this job to John while he's still a raw recruit/beginner.

  • We were struck by the raw energy/power of the dancers' performances.

  • Her emotions are still a bit raw after her painful divorce.

  • His new play is a raw drama about family life.

• 2 sore or painful because of being rubbed or damaged:

  • The shoe had rubbed a raw place on her heel.

• 3 used to describe weather that is very cold:

  • a raw morning

  • a raw wind

  • The evening was cold and raw.

• 4 not cooked:

  • raw fish/oysters

• 5 not processed or treated; in its natural condition:

  • raw milk

  • raw silk

  • Raw sewage ran in ditches along the streets of the village.

  • Even when she first started skating, you could see the determination and the raw talent.

  • Alex was just a raw recruit when he was handed this job.

• 6 sore because the skin has been rubbed or damaged

• 7 (of weather) cold and wet:

  • It was a raw, wintry day with a cold wind.

• 8 used to describe materials that are in their natural state and have not yet been changed, prepared, or used to make something else:

  • raw ingredients

  • Cotton mills buy the raw cotton and turn it into finished cloth.

  • Cheese and yogurt producers have to pay high prices for raw milk and other supplies.

• 9 used to describe information that has been collected, but has not yet been studied in detail:

  • We were given a large quantity of raw data.

  • As yet we are only able to give you the raw figures before adjustments.

• 10 bad or unfair treatment:

  • get/be given a raw deal We are getting a raw deal from federal tax and spending policies.