1 [C,usually sing.] 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)
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2 [sing.] ~ (of sth) a lot of sth; a series of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time
SYNSPATE:
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 ~ (to do sth) (of people or their actions) doing sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way:
a rash young man * 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.
rashly adverb:
She had rashly promised to lend him the money. * I see now that I may have acted rashly.
rashness noun [U]:
He bitterly regretted his rashness.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is rash a noun, verb, or something else?
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