Definitions for ragræg
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ragræg(n.)
a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn.
rags, ragged or tattered clothing.
any article of apparel regarded deprecatingly.
a cloth-based pulp used in making high-quality paper, as bond.
Category: Printing
a shred, scrap, or fragmentary bit of anything.
something of very low value or in very poor condition.
Category: Informal
Informal. a newspaper or magazine regarded with contempt or distaste.
Origin of rag:
1275–1325; ME ragge < Scand
rag*ræg(v.; n.)ragged, rag•ging
(v.t.)to scold.
Category: Informal
to subject to a teasing.
Category: Informal
Brit. to torment; tease.
Category: Informal, British
* Informal..
Origin of rag:
1790–1800
ragræg(n.)
a musical composition in ragtime.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of rag:
1895–1900; shortened form of ragtime
Princeton's WordNet
rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter(noun)
a small piece of cloth or paper
rag, rag week(noun)
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
ragtime, rag(noun)
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
tabloid, rag, sheet(noun)
newspaper with half-size pages
rag(verb)
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate(verb)
treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil(verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
rag(verb)
play in ragtime
"rag that old tune"
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride(verb)
harass with persistent criticism or carping
"The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast(verb)
censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
rag(verb)
break into lumps before sorting
"rag ore"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rag(noun)æg
an old cloth used for cleaning
Use an old rag to polish it.
ragæg
old, torn clothing
children dressed in rags
Webster Dictionary
Rag(verb)
to scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter
Rag(noun)
a piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment
Rag(noun)
hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress
Rag(noun)
a shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin
Rag(noun)
a coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture
Rag(noun)
a ragged edge
Rag(noun)
a sail, or any piece of canvas
Rag(verb)
to become tattered
Rag(verb)
to break (ore) into lumps for sorting
Rag(verb)
to cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone
Translations for rag
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- lapAfrikaans

- خِرْقَهArabic

- парцалBulgarian

- trapoPortuguese (BR)

- hadrCzech

- der LumpenGerman

- kludDanish

- κουνέλιGreek

- trapoSpanish

- kaltsEstonian

- لته؛ تکه پارچهFarsi

- riepuFinnish

- guenilleFrench

- סְמַרטוּטHebrew

- चिथड़ाHindi

- stara krpa, dronjakCroatian

- rongyHungarian

- kain percaIndonesian

- tuskaIcelandic

- straccioItalian

- ぼろ切れJapanese

- 누더기 조각Korean

- skuduras, skarmalasLithuanian

- lupata; skrandaLatvian

- kain burukMalay

- lapDutch

- fille, klutNorwegian

- gałganPolish

- لته؛ تکه پارچهPersian

- ګودړ، كنځر، رنجه (ريتاړه) صافى، زړوكىPashto

- trapoPortuguese

- zdreanţă; cârpăRomanian

- тряпка, ветошьRussian

- handraSlovak

- cunjaSlovenian

- krpaSerbian

- trasaSwedish

- ผ้าขี้ริ้วThai

- paçavraTurkish

- 抹布,破布Chinese (Trad.)

- ганчірка; клапотьUkrainian

- چیتھراUrdu

- giẻ ráchVietnamese

- 抹布,破布Chinese (Simp.)

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