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- Dictionaryrag/raɡ/
noun
- 1. a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things: "he wiped his hands on an oily rag" Similar
- 2. a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality: informal "the local rag"
verb
- 1. give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag: "the background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below"
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RAG definition: 1. a torn piece of old cloth: 2. clothes that are old and torn: 3. a newspaper or magazine that…. Learn more.
RAG meaning: 1. a torn piece of old cloth: 2. clothes that are old and torn: 3. a newspaper or magazine that…. Learn more.
Jul 5, 2012 · 1. a. : a waste piece of cloth. b. rags plural : clothes usually in poor or ragged condition. c. : clothing. the rag trade. 2. : something resembling a rag. 3. : newspaper. especially : a sleazy newspaper. rag. 2 of 5. noun (2) 1. : any of various hard rocks. 2. : a large roofing slate that is rough on one side.
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.
A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag. ...a bundle of old rags. It looked like a piece of rag. Synonyms: cloth, piece of cloth More Synonyms of rag. 2.plural noun. Rags are old torn clothes. There were men, women and small children, some dressed in rags. 3.countable noun.
A torn bit of old fabric is a rag. You might use a rag to dust the bookshelf or scrub the bathtub, but you wouldn't want to wear one. If your clothes are torn and dirty, they're also rags, and from the sense of "worthless scrap," trashy or low quality newspapers have also long been called rags.
something that is likely to make somebody very angry. See rag in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: rag. Definition of rag noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
