rag (Meaning)
rag (n)
a small piece of cloth or paper
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
newspaper with half-size pages
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
rag (v)
treat cruelly
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
play in ragtime
harass with persistent criticism or carping
censure severely or angrily
break into lumps before sorting
rag (v. t.)
To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered indecorous.
rag (n.)
A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.
Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.
A ragged edge.
A sail, or any piece of canvas.
rag (v. i.)
To become tattered.
Synonyms & Antonyms of rag
rag Sentence Examples
- The mechanic wiped his greasy hands on an old rag.
- The torn rag was barely enough to wrap around the wound.
- The dust rag swirled through the air, collecting particles.
- She used a damp rag to clean the splattered sauce from the stove.
- He draped a wet rag over his feverish forehead to cool down.
- The tattered rag served as a makeshift bandage for the cut.
- The artist used a torn rag to create a textured effect on the canvas.
- She wrapped the delicate vase in soft rags for protection.
- The ragged cloth fluttered in the wind, a symbol of poverty.
- The frayed rag served as a reminder of the passage of time.
FAQs About the word rag
a small piece of cloth or paper, a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities, mu
periodical, magazine,newspaper, journal, book, mag,paper, organ, bulletin, serial
approve,approve, sanction, sanction, endorse, indorse, indorse, endorse, laud, laud
The mechanic wiped his greasy hands on an old rag.
The torn rag was barely enough to wrap around the wound.
The dust rag swirled through the air, collecting particles.
She used a damp rag to clean the splattered sauce from the stove.
