rag

IPA: rˈæg

(in the plural) Tattered clothes.
A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
A ragged edge in metalworking.
(nautical, slang) A sail, or any piece of canvas.
(singular or plural, slang) Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.
(slang, derogatory) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.
(poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.
(slang, theater) A curtain of various kinds.
(dated) A person suffering from exhaustion or lack of energy.
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
(dated) A prank or practical joke.
(UK, Ireland) A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
(obsolete, US) An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.
A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
(UK, slang, obsolete) Synonym of Rag and Famish (“the Army and Navy Club in London, England”)

(transitive) To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
(intransitive) To become tattered.
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
(Britain slang) To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
(transitive, informal) To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
(intransitive, informal) To dance to ragtime music.
(music, obsolete) To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.

Examples of "rag" in Sentences

Flurry's cult that publishes the rag is called Philadelphia Church of God.
That bloody rag is beyond the pale. on February 8, 2010 at 7: 14 pm Charles Maitland
A piece of rag is then dipped into native dye made from tree-bark, and well rubbed over the cloth.
Just because they are new and every rag is buzzing over them doesn't mean I want to run out and buy one.
The rag is bankrolled by an alien who's finances may have been Persiled but still left with a stain afterwards.
Grip-n-Grin tip #12: Always remember to wet the fish BEFORE setting the shot or your subject will look ridiculous while you are getting a wet rag from the break room.
Few sounds are more distinct in their kind, or one would think more likely to be vocally reproduced in the word which signified them, than that of a swift rent in strongly woven cloth; and the English word 'rag' and ragged, with the Greek [Greek: rhêgnumi], do indeed in a measure recall the tormenting effect upon the ear.
She looked very charming and imposing in her evening dress, but when Betty ventured to admire it she was informed that it was "A rag, my dear -- a prehistoric _rag_!" and warned that at any moment the worn-out fabric might be expected to fly asunder, when "As you love me, fling yourself upon me, and _hurl_ me from the room!