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.

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