rag


Definition: Meaning of, rag in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / raɡ /

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rag rags
  1. cloth [uncountable and countable] a small piece of old cloth, for example one used for cleaning things
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  2. newspaper [countable] informal a newspaper, especially one that you think is not particularly important or of good quality
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  3. in rags wearing old torn clothes
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  4. from rags to riches becoming very rich after starting your life very poor
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  5. music [countable] a piece of RAGTIME music
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  6. students' event [countable] British English an event organized by students every year in order to make money for people who are poor, sick etc
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rag ragged ragged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
ragging rags
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  1. British English old-fashioned to laugh at someone or play tricks on them [=  tease]
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rag used in phrases

  • local rag (noun)
    1. a local newspaper
  • pine-tar rag (noun)
    1. baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip
  • rag day (noun)
    1. a day on which university students hold a rag
  • rag doll (noun)
    1. a soft DOLL made of cloth
  • rag gourd (noun)
    1. any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
  • rag paper (noun)
    1. paper made partly or wholly from rags
  • rag trade (noun)
    1. the rag trade British English informal the business of making and selling clothes, especially women's clothes [=  the fashion industry]
  • rag week (noun)
    1. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
  • rag-and-bone-man (noun)
    1. British English a man who goes around the streets buying and collecting old clothes and other things that people no longer want
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