rash
/ɹæʃ/ noun C2- 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).
- An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend. · There has been a rash of vandalism lately.
Plural rashes
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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He felt as he had once felt in his rash youth when another boy had enticed him on the merry-go-round at a picnic.
If you have heard anything of my unhappy history you will know that I made a rash marriage and had reason to regret it.”
In going up to the target Morcerf picked up two or three swallows that had been rash enough to come within the range of the count’s pistol.
The doctor can look at a skin rash or listen to a nasty cough.
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