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Definition of rag

noun

a worthless piece of textile, peculiarly one that is torn or worn.

rags, ragged or tattered wearable: The tramp was dressed in rags.

whatever article of apparel regarded deprecatingly or self-deprecatingly, peculiarly a dress: It'due south but an old rag I had in the closet.

a shred, scrap, or fragmentary chip of annihilation.

Breezy.

1. something of very low value or in very poor status.
2. a newspaper or magazine regarded with contempt or distaste: Are you still subscribing to that rag?

a person of shabby or wearied appearance.

a large roofing slate that has one border untrimmed.

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Idioms about rag

from rags to riches, from farthermost poverty to great wealth: He went from rags to riches in merely three years.

Origin of rag

¹

Start recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English language ragge, from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish ragg "fibroid pilus," from Old Norse rǫgg

Words nearby rag

rafter, raft water ice, rafting, raftsman, RAFVR, rag, raga, ragamuffin, rag-and-bone man, ragbag, rag bolt

Other definitions for rag (2 of four)

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verb (used without object) ragged, rag·ging.

to discipline a person to teasing or scolding, specially in an intense or prolonged manner (usually followed by on): Some of the boys were ragging on him about his haircut.

to criticize a person or thing (usually followed by on): He rags and whines to me instead of fixing the problem. I wish reviewers would stop ragging on the movie.

verb (used with object), ragged, rag·ging.

to subject to teasing or scolding, particularly in an intense or prolonged way: He was ragged at schoolhouse for not joining a sports squad.

British. to torment with jokes; play crude practical jokes on.

noun

British. an deed of ragging; a cruel or rough practical joke.

Origin of rag

ⁱⁱ

First recorded in 1735–40; origin uncertain

Other definitions for rag (3 of 4)

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verb (used with object), ragged, rag·ging.

to break upwardly (lumps of ore) for sorting.

Origin of rag

³

Get-go recorded in 1870–75; origin uncertain

Other definitions for rag (four of 4)

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noun

a musical composition in ragtime: a pianoforte rag.

verb (used with object), ragged, rag·ging.

to play (music) in ragtime.

Origin of rag

^iv

Commencement recorded in 1895–1900; shortened form of ragtime

Lexicon.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random Firm, Inc. 2022

Words related to rag

needle, dishrag, dustcloth, patch, remnant, fleck, shred, tatter, wiper, banter, harass, jive, joke, josh, kid, mock, razz, rib, scold, tease

How to employ rag in a sentence

• To refresh them, spray some cycle degreaser on the tape or grips and wipe everything down thoroughly with a clean sponge or rag.

• At the end, they left with four bottles of cooking oil and a cleaning rag.

• The rags to riches stories that ascertain many players' entry to elite sport can all besides often play out in reverse when they leave it.

• Use a rag lightly dampened with degreaser followed by a rag dampened with rubbing alcohol to strip whatever residue left on the surface.

• My buff, for example, worked as a cervix warmer, confront mask, headband and rag — for wiping grease or sunscreen off my hands.

• Then Ziegler tosses the buff LaBeouf around like a rag doll.

• Plus the notion of the poor piffling guy surrounded by a rag-tag pack of truthful believers is an American favorite.

• He stuck the barrel of the gun out his window and started wiping it down with a rag.

• In 1992, she was spotted by Sassy magazine, and became a model/intern for the style rag.

• You lot should be and then proud of yourself working for an illegitimate rag like the Daily Creature.

• The early pump had rag balls, in keeping with the mechanical ignorance of the time, and suitable to human'south power.

• The large size of the rag-bicycle gave the chop-chop revolving chain and balls a smashing speed.

• Strain the mixture through a linen rag several times; adding, at the last performance, two ounces of behave's grease.

• Away off the bed, over the bright rag carpet, and past the scarlet fire, safely and swiftly they trotted.

• Information technology is a common practice in erecting buildings with a facing of Kentish rag rubble to back up the stonework with bricks.

British Dictionary definitions for rag (i of iv)

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substantive

1. a small slice of cloth, such as one torn from a discarded garment, or such pieces of cloth collectively
2. (equally modifier) a rag doll; a rag book; rag newspaper

a fragmentary slice of any fabric; scrap; shred

informal a newspaper or other journal, esp one considered equally worthless, sensational, etc

informal an item of clothing

informal a handkerchief

British slang esp nautical a flag or ensign

lose one's rag to lose 1'due south temper suddenly

Word Origin for rag

C14: probably back formation from ragged, from One-time English raggig; related to Sometime Norse rögg tuft

British Dictionary definitions for rag (two of 4)

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verb rags, ragging or ragged (tr)

to depict attention facetiously and persistently to the shortcomings or alleged shortcomings of (a person)

British to play rough practical jokes on

noun

British a boisterous practical joke, esp ane on a fellow educatee

(in British universities)

1. a period, ordinarily a week, in which various events are organized to raise money for charity, including a procession of busy floats and tableaux
2. (every bit modifier) rag solar day

Word Origin for rag

C18: of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for rag (3 of 4)

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noun

verb rags, ragging or ragged

(tr) to etch or perform in ragtime

Give-and-take Origin for rag

C20: shortened from ragtime

British Dictionary definitions for rag (4 of 4)

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substantive

a roofing slate that is rough on one side

Discussion Origin for rag

C13: of obscure origin

Collins English Dictionary - Consummate & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with rag

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In improver to the idiom starting time with rag

• rag doll

also see:

• chew the fat (rag)
• from rags to riches
• glad rags
• run ragged

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