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

(archaic) Of corn or other grains: so dry as to fall out of the ear with handling.

(rare)

Requiring swift action; pressing; urgent.

Taking effect quickly and strongly; fast-acting.

(archaic) (t=in a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration)

(Q653197)(symptom) 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'' (obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.

(figuratively)

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

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

(historical) ''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.

(obsolete) A soft crackling or rustling sound.

(transitive)

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

To break (something) forcefully; to smash.

To emit or issue (something) hastily.

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

(intransitive)

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

Of rain: to fall heavily.

''Chiefly followed by'' against,'' at, or'' upon: to collide or hit.

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

To hack, slash, or slice (something).

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