rag

IPA: rˈæg

noun

  • (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”)

verb

  • (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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