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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"
The meaning of RAG is a waste piece of cloth. How to use rag in a sentence.
rag noun [C] (NEWSPAPER) informal. a newspaper or magazine that is considered to be of bad quality: He had his picture taken for some local rag. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Rag definition: a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.. See examples of RAG used in a sentence.
rag 1. (ræg) n. 1. a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn. 2. rags, ragged or tattered clothing. 3. any article of apparel regarded deprecatingly. 4. a cloth-based pulp used in making high-quality paper, as bond. 5. a shred, scrap, or fragmentary bit of anything.
a newspaper or magazine that is considered to be of bad quality: He had his picture taken for some local rag. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A waste piece of cloth, esp. one that is old or torn. Anything considered to resemble a rag in appearance or in lack of value. Old, worn clothes. To tease, scold, criticize, or nag. To criticize or complain about (something). To play a practical joke or jokes on. To tease or taunt (someone). To play in ragtime.
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.
a. a small piece of cloth, such as one torn from a discarded garment, or such pieces of cloth collectively. b. ( as modifier) a rag doll. a rag book. rag paper. 2. a fragmentary piece of any material; scrap; shred.
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.
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.
