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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.
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. rag. 3 of 5. verb.
RAG meaning: 1. a torn piece of old cloth: 2. clothes that are old and torn: 3. a newspaper or magazine that…. Learn more.
Sep 23, 2014 · 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.
Definitions of rag. noun. a small piece of cloth or paper. synonyms: shred, tag, tag end, tatter. see more. noun. newspaper with half-size pages. synonyms: sheet, tabloid. see more. verb. treat cruelly. synonyms: bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, torment. see more. verb. censure severely or angrily. “The deputy ragged the Prime Minister”
[countable] (informal, usually disapproving) a newspaper that you believe to be of low quality. the local rag. I don't know how you can bear to read that awful rag! Topics TV, radio and news c2. [countable] a piece of ragtime music.
Definitions of 'rag' 1. A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. [...] 2. Rags are old torn clothes. [...] 3. People refer to a newspaper as a rag when they have a poor opinion of it. [informal, disapproval] [...] More. Conjugations of 'rag' present simple: I rag, you rag [...] past simple: I ragged, you ragged [...]
1. a. A scrap of cloth. b. A piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing, or dusting. 2. rags Threadbare or tattered clothing. 3. Cloth converted to pulp for making paper. 4. A scrap; a fragment. 5. Slang A newspaper, especially one specializing in sensationalism or gossip. 6. The stringy central portion and membranous walls of a citrus fruit. Idiom:
a piece of old cloth that you use to clean things. Idioms. be like a red rag to a bull. (Definition of rag from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of rag. in Chinese (Traditional) 布, 舊布，破布, 報紙… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 布, 旧布，破布, 报纸… See more. in Spanish. trapo, harapo, pieza de ragtime… See more.
1. [count] : a piece of cloth that is old and no longer in good condition : a scrap of cloth. She used a rag to mop up the spill. I tore the old towel into rags. — see also do-rag. 2. rags [plural] a informal : clothes. expensive French rags. — see also glad rags. b : clothing that is in poor condition. He threw away a bunch of old rags.
