rag
(noun) a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter
(noun) a small piece of cloth or paper
tabloid, rag, sheet
(noun) newspaper with half-size pages
ragtime, rag
(noun) music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
rag, rag week
(noun) a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
rag
(verb) break into lumps before sorting; “rag ore”
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
(verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping; “The children teased the new teacher”; “Don’t ride me so hard over my failure”; “His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie”
rag
(verb) play in ragtime; “rag that old tune”
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
(verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”; “It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”
torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
(verb) treat cruelly; “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rag (plural rags)
(in the plural) Tattered clothes.
A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
A ragged edge in metalworking.
(nautical, slang) A sail, or any piece of canvas.
(slang, pejorative) A newspaper, magazine.
(poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
(transitive) To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
(intransitive) To become tattered.
rag (plural rags)
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
(British slang) To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
rag (plural rags)
(dated) A prank or practical joke.
(UK, Ireland) A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
rag (plural rags)
(obsolete, US) An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. [19th c.]
A ragtime song, dance or piece of music. [from 19th c.]
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
(transitive, informal) To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
(intransitive, informal) To dance to ragtime music.
(music, obsolete) To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.
• ARG, Arg., GAR, Gra, RGA, arg, gar
Source: Wiktionary
Rag, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Icel. rægja to calumniate, OHG, ruogen to accuse, G. rügen to censure, AS. wregan, Goth. wrohjan to accuse.]
Definition: To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge.
Rag, n. Etym: [OE. ragge, probably of Scand, origin; cf. Icel. rögg rough hair. Cf. Rug, n.]
1. A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment. Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, And fluttered into rags. Milton. Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover the shame of their cruelty. Fuller.
2. pl.
Definition: Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress. And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Dryden.
3. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. The other zealous rag is the compositor. B. Jonson. Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and rag. Spenser.
4. (Geol.)
Definition: A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.
5. (Metal Working)
Definition: A ragged edge.
6. A sail, or any piece of canvas. [Nautical Slang] Our ship was a clipper with every rag set. Lowell. Rag bolt, an iron pin with barbs on its shank to retain it in place.
– Rag carpet, a carpet of which the weft consists of narrow of cloth sewed together, end to end.
– Rag dust, fine particles of ground-up rags, used in making papier-machĂ© and wall papers.
– Rag wheel. (a) A chain wheel; a sprocket wheel. (b) A polishing wheel made of disks of cloth clamped together on a mandrel.
– Rag wool, wool obtained by tearing woolen rags into fine bits, shoddy.
Rag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ragged; p. pr. & vb. n. Ragging.]
Definition: To become tattered. [Obs.]
Rag, v. t.
1. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
2. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
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