Australian English Meaning of rag

rag

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Definitions and Meaning of rag in English

Wordnet

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)

Wordnet

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

Webster

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.

Webster

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.

Webster

rag (v. i.)

To become tattered.

FAQs About the word rag

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

book,journal,magazine,newspaper,periodical,bulletin,gazette,mag,organ,paper

approve,Endorse,endorse,sanction,Praise,Praise,extol,extol

rafty => sly, raftsmen => Raftsmen, raftsman => raftsman, rafts => rafts, raftman => Raftsman,