rash

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

• rash words spoken in the heat of debate

Of corn or other grains: so dry as to fall out of the ear with handling.Northern-Englandarchaic

Requiring swift action; pressing; urgent.obsoleterare

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

Taking effect quickly and strongly; fast-acting.obsoleterare

• [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.

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

• 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?

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.

An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1).figuratively

An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.figuratively

• There has been a rash of vandalism lately.

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.historicaluncountable

• cloth rash silk rash

A soft crackling or rustling sound.obsolete

• 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

To forcefully move or push (someone or something) in a certain direction.Scotlandarchaicobsolete

• 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, […]

To break (something) forcefully; to smash.Scotlandarchaicobsolete

• 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 th

To emit or issue (something) hastily.Scotlandarchaicobsolete

Usually followed by up: to prepare (something) with haste; to cobble together, to improvise.Scotlandarchaicobsolete

• 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.

To move forcefully, hastily, or suddenly; to dash, to rush.Scotlandarchaicintransitive

To fall heavily; to dash down.Scotlandarchaicintransitive

• […] 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.

Chiefly followed by against, at, or upon: To collide or hit.Scotlandarchaicintransitive

Chiefly followed by away, down, off, out, etc.: to pluck, pull, or rip (something) violently.Scotlandarchaicobsolete

• 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.

To hack, slash, or slice (something).Scotlandarchaicobsolete

• 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: […]

Chiefly followed by out: to scrape or scratch (something); to obliterate.Scotlandarchaicobsolete