rag

B2
Pronunciation
/ɹæɡ/
/ɹæɡ/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

(in the plural) Tattered clothes.

2 Definition

A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.

3 Definition

A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

4 Definition

A ragged edge in metalworking.

5 Definition

A sail, or any piece of canvas.

6 Definition

A newspaper, magazine.

7 Definition

A poor, low-ranking kicker.

Example Sentences
  • I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag.
8 Definition

A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.

9 Definition

A prank or practical joke.

10 Definition

A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.

11 Definition

An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.

12 Definition

A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.

Verb
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.

2 Definition

To become tattered.

3 Definition

To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

4 Definition

To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

5 Definition

To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.

6 Definition

To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.

7 Definition

To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.

8 Definition

To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.

9 Definition

To dance to ragtime music.

10 Definition

To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.