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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rags /ræɡz/ pl n - torn, old, or shabby clothing
- cotton or linen cloth waste used in the manufacture of rag paper
- from rags to riches ⇒ informal from poverty to great wealth
- (as modifier): a rags-to-riches tale
- glad rags ⇒ informal best clothes; finery
rag1 /ræg/USA pronunciation n. - a piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn: [countable]Get a rag and start dusting with it.[uncountable]a piece of rag.
- rags, [plural] tattered clothing:dressed in rags.
- [countable][Informal.]a newspaper or magazine thought of as being of low or poor quality.
Idioms- from rags to riches, from a state of poverty to that of wealth.
rag2 /ræg/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], ragged, rag•ging. [Informal.]- Informal Termsto scold.
- Informal Termsto tease.
rag4 /ræg/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Music and Dancea piece of music in ragtime.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rag1 (rag),USA pronunciation n. - a worthless piece of cloth, esp. 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, esp. a dress:It's just an old rag I had in the closet.
- a shred, scrap, or fragmentary bit of anything.
- Informal Terms
- something of very low value or in very poor condition.
- a newspaper or magazine regarded with contempt or distaste:Are you still subscribing to that rag?
- a person of shabby or exhausted appearance.
- Buildinga large roofing slate that has one edge untrimmed.
- chew the rag. See chew (def. 9).
- from rags to riches, from extreme poverty to great wealth:He went from rags to riches in only three years.
- Old Norse rǫgg
- Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish ragg coarse hair
- Middle English ragge 1275–1325
- Informal Termsto scold.
- Informal Termsto subject to a teasing, esp. in an intense or prolonged way (often fol. by on):Some of the boys were ragging on him about his haircut.
- Informal Terms, British Terms[Brit.]to torment with jokes;
play crude practical jokes on.
n. - Informal Terms, British Terms[Brit.]an act of ragging.
- origin, originally uncertain 1790–1800
- Metallurgy, Miningto break up (lumps of ore) for sorting. [1870–75;
orig. uncert.]
rag4 (rag),USA pronunciation n., v., ragged, rag•ging. n. - Music and Dancea musical composition in ragtime:a piano rag.
v.t. - Music and Danceto play (music) in ragtime.
- shortened form of ragtime 1895–1900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rag /ræɡ/ n - a small piece of cloth, such as one torn from a discarded garment, or such pieces of cloth collectively
- (as modifier): a rag doll, a rag book, rag paper
- a fragmentary piece of any material; scrap; shred
- informal a newspaper or other journal, esp one considered as worthless, sensational, etc
- informal an item of clothing
- informal a handkerchief
- Brit slang esp a flag or ensign
Etymology: 14th Century: probably back formation from ragged, from Old English raggig; related to Old Norse rögg tuft rag /ræɡ/ vb (rags, ragging, ragged)(transitive)- to draw attention facetiously and persistently to the shortcomings or alleged shortcomings of (a person)
- Brit to play rough practical jokes on
n - Brit a boisterous practical joke, esp one on a fellow student
- (in British universities) a period, usually a week, in which various events are organized to raise money for charity, including a procession of decorated floats and tableaux
- (as modifier): rag day
Etymology: 18th Century: of uncertain origin rag /ræɡ/ n - a piece of ragtime music
vb (rags, ragging, ragged)- (transitive) to compose or perform in ragtime
Etymology: 20th Century: shortened from ragtime |