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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"
- 2. a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality: informal "the local rag"
rag noun [C] (CLOTH) Add to word list. a torn piece of old cloth: I keep these rags for cleaning the car. rags [ plural ] clothes that are old and torn: in rags Their clothes were in rags (= torn). See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Equipment used for cleaning. bath towel. besom. broomstick. carpet sweeper. fogger. garbage stick
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:
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.
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”
1 day ago · 1. variable noun. 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.
RAG | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary. Meaning of rag – Learner’s Dictionary. rag. noun [ C ] uk / ræɡ / us. Add to word list Add to word list. 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.
3 days ago · 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. ( intransitive, vulgar, slang, sometimes euphemistic) To menstruate.
