rash

adj

1. Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.

   “rash words spoken in the heat of debate”

   “[…] Eusebius doth report that Ireneus dyd reprooue Victor byshop of Rome for his rash sentēce in excōmunicating the Churches of Grece, concerning the obseruation of the feast of Easter.”

   “For ſitting in his [Marcus Junius Brutus's] tent, penſive and troubled vvith the horrour of his raſh act, it vvas not hard for him, ſlumbering in the cold, to dream of that vvhich moſt affrighted him; […]”

   “[T]hrough the raſh adventure and fool-hardineſs of ſome fevv, an overture only made, and ſome advantage got of performing a great piece of ſervice and vvorthy exploit.”

   “I vvas a fool, too raſh, and quite miſtaken / In vvhat I thought vvould have ſucceeded beſt.”

2. (Northern-England, archaic)Of corn or other grains: so dry as to fall out of the ear with handling.
3. (obsolete, rare)Requiring swift action; pressing; urgent.

   “My Lord, I ſcarce haue leiſure to ſalute you, / My matter is ſo raſh: […]”

4. (obsolete, rare)Taking effect quickly and strongly; fast-acting.

   “[T]he vnited veſſel of their bloud, / […] / Shall neuer leake, though it doe vvorke as ſtrong, / As Aconitum, or raſh gunpovvder.”

   “Sir (my Lord) / I could doe this, and that vvith no raſh Potion, / But with a lingring Dram, that ſhould not vvorke / Maliciouſly, like Poyſon.”

   “[T]he inboard seas run swirling and hawling; / The rash smart sloggering brine / Blinds her; […]”

adv

1. (archaic)Synonym of rashly (“in a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration”).

   “Soft Gooddie Sheepe (then ſaid the Foxe) not ſoe: / Vnto the King ſo raſh ye may not goe, / He is vvith greater matter buſied, / Than a Lambe, or the Lambes ovvne mothers hed.”

   “VVhy do you ſpeake ſo ſtartingly and raſh?”

   “But the right thing 'ud be for Tulliver to go and make it up with her himself, and say he was sorry for speaking so rash.”

noun

1. An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.

   “He came out in a rash because of an allergy.”

   “She applied rash cream on herself to reduce the irritation.”

   “A wet cloth should help with the rash on your arm.”

2. (figuratively)An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1).
3. (figuratively)An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.

   “There has been a rash of vandalism lately.”

   “Wet through and through: with her feet squelching and squashing in her shoes whenever she moved; with a rash of rain upon her classical visage; […]”

   “Until the recent rash of North London line maps appeared on station billboards in the London area of BR, the service undoubtedly suffered from meagre and ineffectual publicity.”

   “Science has tried and failed to come to a consensus about the hygienic superiority of one product over the other. Even so, the paper towel industry has funded or promoted a rash of studies claiming that hand dryers turn bathrooms into mosh pits of pathogens.”

4. (historical, uncountable)Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a fabric with a smooth texture woven from silk, worsted, or a mixture of the two, intended as an inferior substitute for silk.

   “cloth rash    silk rash”

   “Sleeveleſſe his jerkin vvas, and it had beene / Velvet, but 'tvvas novv (ſo much ground vvas ſeene) / Become Tufftaffatie; and our children ſhall / See it plaine Raſhe avvhile, or nought at all.”

5. (obsolete)A soft crackling or rustling sound.

   “Look on thoſe grave plodding fellovvs, […] I'll undertake three parts of four are going to their Courtezans. I tell thee, Jack, the vvhiſking of a Silk-Govvn, and the raſh of a Tabby-Pettycoat, are as comfortable ſounds to one of theſe rich Citizens, as the chink of their Pieces of Eight.”

verb

1. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, transitive)To forcefully move or push (someone or something) in a certain direction.

   “Reg[an]. VVherefore to Douer ſir? / Gloſt[er, i.e., Gloucester]. Becauſe I vvould not ſee thy cruell nayles / Pluck out his poore old eyes, nor thy fierce ſiſter / In his aurynted fleſh raſh boriſh phangs, […]”

2. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, transitive)To break (something) forcefully; to smash.

   “Fair lordes sayd syre Launcelot leue your noyse and your rassyng and I shalle sette open this dore and thenne may ye doo with me what it lyketh yow. "Fair lords, said Sir Launcelot, leave your noise and your rashing, and I shall set open this door, and then may ye do with me what it liketh you."”

3. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, transitive)To emit or issue (something) hastily.
4. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, rare, transitive)Usually followed by up: to prepare (something) with haste; to cobble together, to improvise.

   “Retur[n]e to the places of Peter, the one in his firſt epiſtle, the other in the latter: and ſo be you contented with this preſent anſvver raſhed up in haſte.”

5. (Scotland, archaic, intransitive, obsolete)To move forcefully, hastily, or suddenly; to dash, to rush.
6. (Scotland, archaic, intransitive, obsolete)To fall heavily; to dash down.

   “[…] the rain rashed down - the road was battered, As with the force of billows shattered; […]”

   “... rain rashed down. The sound was as of a deluge, and all the parched lips of earth seemed to be drinking in the delicious moisture.”

   “Thunder rumbled and a light rain rashed down as Bella shoveled the pile of loose dirt back into the ground.”

7. (Scotland, archaic, intransitive, obsolete)Chiefly followed by against, at, or upon: To collide or hit.
8. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, transitive)Chiefly followed by away, down, off, out, etc.: to pluck, pull, or rip (something) violently.

   “There Marinell great deeds of armes did ſhevv; / And through the thickeſt like a Lyon flevv, / Raſhing off helmes, and ryuing plates a ſonder, / That euery one his daunger did eſchevv.”

   “His Creſt is raſh'd away; his ample Shield / Is falſify'd and round with Jav'lins fill'd.”

9. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, transitive)To hack, slash, or slice (something).

   “And dravving both their ſvvords vvith rage extreme, / Like tvvo mad maſtiffes each on other flevv, / And ſhields did ſhare, & mailes did raſh, and helmes did hevv.”

   “[N]ovv he, comes violently on, and vvithall advancing his Rapier to ſtrike, […] Sir, I miſt my purpoſe in his arme, raſht his doublet ſleeue, ran him cloſe by the left cheeke, and through his haire: […]”

10. (Scotland, archaic, obsolete, rare, transitive)Chiefly followed by out: to scrape or scratch (something); to obliterate.

name

1. A surname.
2. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Raja Ampat–South Halmahera.