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rag
1[rag]
noun
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
rags, ragged or tattered clothing.
The tramp was dressed in rags.
any article of apparel regarded deprecatingly or self-deprecatingly, especially a dress.
It's just an old rag I had in the closet.
a shred, scrap, or fragmentary bit of anything.
Informal.Ģż
something of very low value or in very poor condition.
a newspaper or magazine regarded with contempt or distaste.
Are you still subscribing to that rag?
a person of shabby or exhausted appearance.
a large roofing slate that has one edge untrimmed.
rag
2[rag]
verb (used without object)
to subject a person to teasing or scolding, especially in an intense or prolonged way (usually followed byon ).
Some of the boys were ragging on him about his haircut.
to criticize a person or thing (usually followed byon ): I wish reviewers would stop ragging on the movie.
He rags and whines to me instead of fixing the problem.
I wish reviewers would stop ragging on the movie.
verb (used with object)
to subject to teasing or scolding, especially in an intense or prolonged way.
He was ragged at school for not joining a sports team.
to criticize.
British.Ģżto torment with jokes; play crude practical jokes on.
noun
British.Ģżan act of ragging; a cruel or crude practical joke.
rag
3[rag]
verb (used with object)
to break up (lumps of ore) for sorting.
rag
4[rag]
noun
a musical composition in ragtime.
a piano rag.
verb (used with object)
to play (music) in ragtime.
rag
1/ °łĆ¦É” /
noun
a small piece of cloth, such as one torn from a discarded garment, or such pieces of cloth collectively
( as modifier )
a rag doll
a rag book
rag paper
a fragmentary piece of any material; scrap; shred
informalĢża newspaper or other journal, esp one considered as worthless, sensational, etc
informalĢżan item of clothing
informalĢża handkerchief
slangĢżnautical a flag or ensign
to lose one's temper suddenly
rag
2/ °łĆ¦É” /
verb
to draw attention facetiously and persistently to the shortcomings or alleged shortcomings of (a person)
to play rough practical jokes on
noun
a boisterous practical joke, esp one on a fellow student
a period, usually a week, in which various events are organized to raise money for charity, including a procession of decorated floats and tableaux
( as modifier )
rag day
rag
3/ °łĆ¦É” /
noun
a piece of ragtime music
verb
(tr) to compose or perform in ragtime
rag
4/ °łĆ¦É” /
noun
a roofing slate that is rough on one side
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of rag1
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of rag1
Origin of rag2
Origin of rag3
Origin of rag4
Idioms and Phrases
chew the rag. chew.
from rags to riches, from extreme poverty to great wealth.
He went from rags to riches in only three years.
Example Sentences
After a ragged drive at the 17th, he destroyed a tee marker with his club.
Two employees who spotted them ducked behind a luxury SUV they were wiping down with a rag.
Thinking Seuss would thrive in a yard, he took to the streets, returning home filthy and ragged.
One of the children is much older and bigger than Ethan, and bounces "forcefully", while Ethan flops around, "like a rag doll", the prosecution said.
Grabbing a microphone, Mamdani shouted, his voice ragged with emotion: "This is just the beginning of solidarity. We are going to fight together until there is nothing left in this world to win."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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