rag 1 (r g)n. Idiom: 1. a. A scrap of cloth. b. A piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing, or dusting. 2. rags Threadbare or tattered clothing. 3. Cloth converted to pulp for making paper. 4. A scrap; a fragment. 5. Slang A newspaper, especially one specializing in sensationalism or gossip. 6. The stringy central portion and membranous walls of a citrus fruit. on the rag Vulgar Slang 1. Menstruating. 2. Irritable; grouchy. [Middle English ragge, from Old English *ragg, from Old Norse *rögg, woven tuft of wool.] |
| rag 2 (rg) tr.v. ragged, rag·ging, rags 1. Slang To tease or taunt. See Synonyms at banter. 2. Slang To berate; scold. 3. Chiefly British To play a joke on. 4. Sports In ice hockey, to maintain possession of (the puck) by outmaneuvering opposing players, especially so as to kill a penalty. n. Chiefly British A practical joke; a prank. [Origin unknown.] |
| rag 3 (rg) n. 1. A roofing slate with one rough surface. 2. Chiefly British A coarsely textured rock. [Origin unknown.] |
| rag 4 (rg) tr.v. ragged, rag·ging, rags To compose or play (a piece) in ragtime. n. A piece written in ragtime. [Perhaps from ragged.] |
rag1
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)
a. a small piece of cloth, such as one torn from a discarded garment, or such pieces of cloth collectively
b. (as modifier) a rag doll a rag book rag paper
2. a fragmentary piece of any material; scrap; shred
3. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Informal a newspaper or other journal, esp one considered as worthless, sensational, etc.
4. (Clothing & Fashion) Informal an item of clothing
5. Informal a handkerchief
6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Brit slang, esp naval a flag or ensign
lose one's rag to lose one's temper suddenly See also rags
[probably back formation from ragged, from Old English raggig; related to Old Norse rögg tuft]
rag2
vb rags, ragging, ragged (tr)
1. to draw attention facetiously and persistently to the shortcomings or alleged shortcomings of (a person)
2. Brit to play rough practical jokes on
n
1. Brit a boisterous practical joke, esp one on a fellow student
2. (Social Science / Education) (in British universities)
a. a period, usually a week, in which various events are organized to raise money for charity, including a procession of decorated floats and tableaux
b. (as modifier) rag day
[of uncertain origin]
rag3 Jazz
n
(Music) a piece of ragtime music
vb rags, ragging, ragged
(Music) (tr) to compose or perform in ragtime
[shortened from ragtime]
rag4
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a roofing slate that is rough on one side
[of obscure origin]
Rag a small scrap of cloth; colts collectively.
Examples: rag of canvas, 1823; a flying rag of cloud, 1873; of colts, 1470; no rag of evidence, 1893; of land, 1650; of other languages, 1597; not a rag of money, 1590; lowest rag of the human race (the rabble), 1649; of rhetoric, 1529.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  rag - a small piece of cloth or paper piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric pine-tar rag - baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip |
| 2. | rag - a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom rag day - a day on which university students hold a rag | |
| 3. |  rag - music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)dance music - music to dance to | |
| 4. | rag - newspaper with half-size pages | |
| 5. | rag - a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) practical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | |
| Verb | 1. |  rag - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"madden - drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" hamstring - make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules" |
| 2. |  rag - 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"get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" fret - cause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" displease - give displeasure to | |
| 3. | rag - play in ragtime; "rag that old tune" music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | |
| 4. |  rag - 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" | |
| 5. |  rag - 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"call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, reproof, scold, take to task, rebuke, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, remonstrate, trounce, jaw castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" | |
| 6. | rag - break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore" mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" |
rag1
noun
1. cloth, piece of cloth He was wiping his oily hands on a rag.
2. (Informal) newspaper, paper, journal, tabloid, newsletter, periodical, broadsheet He works for the local rag.
plural noun
tatters, old clothes, tattered clothes, torn clothes, tattered clothing There were men, women and children, some dressed in rags.
tatters finery, Sunday best, gladrags
tatters finery, Sunday best, gladrags
in rags shabby, ragged, seedy, tattered, down at heel, out at elbow Grandma Jana was ashamed to let Cleave see me in rags.
lose your rag become angry, lose it (informal), fly into a rage, lose your temper, blow a fuse, fly off the handle, throw a wobbly (informal), hit the ceiling, blow a gasket, blow your top, go crook (Austral. & N.Z. slang), blow your stack I've only once seen him lose his rag.
rag2
verb
noun
fundraising event, charity event, charitable event It all feels like a rag week that went on for a few years too long.
Translations
rag1 [ræg]
rag2 [ræg]
A. N
1. (= piece of cloth) → trapo m rags (= old clothes) → harapos mpl, trapos mpl viejos
to be in rags → andar or estar en harapos
dressed in rags → cubierto de harapos
from rags to riches → de pobre a rico
to feel like a wet rag → estar hecho un trapo
to put on one's glad rags → vestirse de domingo
to chew the rag (US) (= chat) → charlar, pasar el rato; (= argue) → discutir
it's like a red rag to a bull → no hay nada que más le enfurezca
to lose one's rag (Brit) → perder los estribos
to be in rags → andar or estar en harapos
dressed in rags → cubierto de harapos
from rags to riches → de pobre a rico
to feel like a wet rag → estar hecho un trapo
to put on one's glad rags → vestirse de domingo
to chew the rag (US) (= chat) → charlar, pasar el rato; (= argue) → discutir
it's like a red rag to a bull → no hay nada que más le enfurezca
to lose one's rag (Brit) → perder los estribos
2. (= newspaper) → periodicucho m, periódico m de mala muerte
rag2 [ræg]
B. VT (= tease) → tomar el pelo a
they were ragging him about his new tie → le estaban tomando el pelo con la corbata nueva
they were ragging him about his new tie → le estaban tomando el pelo con la corbata nueva
D. CPD rag week N → semana f de funciones benéficas(estudiantiles)
RAG WEEK
Los universitarios británicos suelen organizar cada año lo que llaman rag week. Es costumbre que, durante esa semana, los estudiantes se disfracen y salgan así vestidos a la calle, pidiendo dinero a los transeúntes con el fin de recaudar fondos para fines benéficos.
rag [ˈræg]
n
(= piece of old cloth) → chiffon m
a piece of rag → un chiffon
a red rag to a bull (mainly British) → un chiffon rouge
to lose one's rag (British) → perdre la boule >
a piece of rag → un chiffon
a red rag to a bull (mainly British) → un chiffon rouge
to lose one's rag (British) → perdre la boule >
(for charity) attractions organisées par les étudiants au profit d'œuvres de charité
rag:
rag:
rag1
rag2
rag-and-bone man
n (Brit) → Lumpenhändler m, → Lumpensammler m
ragbag
rag doll
n → Flickenpuppe f
rag:
rag rug
n → Flickenteppich m
ragtag and bobtail
ragtime
n → Ragtime m
rag trade
n (inf) → Kleiderbranche f
ragweed
n (Bot) → beifußblättrige Ambrosia
ragwort
n (Bot) → Jakobskraut nt
rag1
n
→ Lumpen m, → Fetzen m; (for cleaning) → Lappen m, → Lumpen m; (for paper) → Lumpen pl, → Hadern pl; (inf: = shirt, dress) → Fetzen m (inf); rags → Lumpen pl; (inf: = clothes) → Klamotten pl (inf); in rags → zerlumpt, abgerissen; rags and tatters → abgerissene Lumpen pl; to go from rags to riches (by luck) → vom armen Schlucker zum reichen Mann/zur reichen Frau werden; (by work) → vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär werden; to feel like a wet rag (inf) → total ausgelaugt sein (inf); to lose one’s rag (inf) → in die Luft gehen (inf) ? red rag
(pej inf: = newspaper) → Käseblatt nt
rag2
rag1 [ræg] n
rag2 [ræg]
a. (piece of cloth) → straccio, cencio rags npl (old clothes) → stracci mpl
in rags → stracciato/a
dressed in rags → vestito/a di stracci
to feel like a wet rag (fam) → sentirsi uno straccio
in rags → stracciato/a
dressed in rags → vestito/a di stracci
to feel like a wet rag (fam) → sentirsi uno straccio
b. (fam) (newspaper) → giornalaccio
rag2 [ræg]
1. n (practical joke) → scherzo (Univ) (events) festa studentesca a scopo di beneficenza
2. vt (Brit) (old) (tease) → prendere in giro
n rag [rӕg]
a piece of old, torn or worn cloth I'll polish my bike with this old rag. lap خِرْقَه парцал hadr klud der Lumpen κουνέλι trapo kalts لته؛ تکه پارچه riepu guenille סְמַרטוּט चिथड़ा stara krpa, dronjak rongy kain perca tuska straccio ぼろ切れ 누더기 조각 skuduras, skarmalas lupata; skranda kain buruk lap fille, klut gałgan trapo zdreanţă; cârpă тряпка, ветошь handra cunja krpa trasa ผ้าขี้ริ้ว paçavra 抹布，破布 ганчірка; клапоть چیتھرا giẻ rách 抹布破布
adj ragged [ˈrӕgid]
1 dressed in old, worn or torn clothing a ragged beggar. verflenter ذو ثيابٍ رَثَّه парцалив otrhaný laset zerlumpt ρακένδυτος harapiento, andrajoso räbaldunud ژنده پوش ryysyinen déguenillé קָרוּע जीर्ण-शीर्ण, फटा पुराना obučen u dronjke rongyos compang-camping tuskulegur (vestito di stracci) ぼろを着た 누더기를 걸친 skarmaluotas noskrandis lusuh haveloos fillet, lurvet obdarty andrajoso în zdrenţe оборванный otrhaný razcapan odrpan klädd i trasor ห่อหรือแต่งกายด้วยเสื้อผ้าขาด ๆ üstü başı yırtık, hırpanî 衣衫襤褸的 обідраний پھٹے پرانے کپڑے پہنے ہوءے rách rưới 衣衫褴褛的
2 torn ragged clothes. verflenter مُمَزَّق، رَث дрипав potrhaný laset zerfetzt κουρελιασμένος roto; deshilachado (katki)rebitud ژنده؛ مندرس repaleinen en loques קָרוּע फटीचर stara odjeća szakadozott robek-robek rifinn logoro, sbrindellato ぼろの 너덜너덜한 nuplyšęs skrandains; noplīsis pakaian compang-camping rafelig fillet obszarpany esfarrapado zdrenţuit, jerpelit потрёпанный roztrhaný ponošen iscepan trasig, sliten ฉีกขาด yırtık pırtık, hırpanî 破舊的 драний, зношений پھٹا پرانا کپڑا rách 破的
3 rough or uneven; not straight or smooth a ragged edge. rof ذو تَضاريس خَشِنَه скъсан drsný, hrbolatý, roztřepený ru; ujævn zackig ανώμαλος, ακανόνιστος desigual; accidentado konarlik زمخت؛ زبر rosoinen déchiqueté מְחוּספָּס ऊबड़ खाबड़, विषम neravan, nazubljen durva kasar trosnaður irregolare, frastagliato ぎざぎざの 울퉁불퉁한 atspuręs, nelygus, šiurkštus nelīdzens; robains tidak rata ongelijk tagget nierówny irregular aspru неровный drsný, hrboľatý, rozstrapkaný neraven neravan skrovlig, taggig, ojämn ขรุขระ pürüzlü, kaba 粗糙不平的 нерівний, зазублений کھردرا nhăn nhúm 粗糙的
adv raggedly
rof بِصورَةٍ خَشِنَه او رَثَّه парцаливо v cárech ujævnt; uordentligt zerfetzt ακανόνιστα, κουρελιασμένα desigualmente, irregularmente; (vestido) con harapos katkendlikult به طور مندرس rosoisesti irrégulièrement, (vêtu) de guenilles בִּבלוּיֵי סְחָבוֹת जीर्ण-शीर्णता से, फटीचर की तरह, ऊबड़ खाबड़ poderano rongyosan compang-camping tuskulega, tötralega (in stracci); irregolarmente ぼろを着て 너덜하게 nelygiai, šiurkščiai nelīdzeni; robaini bercompang-camping rafeligheid, ongelijkheid fillet, lurvet nierówno, niestarannie em farrapos neregulat; (îmbrăcat) în zdrenţe потрёпанно v zdrapoch grobo odrpano trasigt, slitet, taggigt อย่างเก่า eski püskü, yırtık pırtık 粗糙地，破爛地 нерівно کھردرے پن سے tả tơi 粗糙地，破烂地
n raggedness
rofheid خُشونَه، كَوْن الثِياب رثَّه парцаливост drsnost, chatrnost ujævnhed; roderi die Zerlumptheit κουρέλιασμα, ανώμαλη υφή ή όψη aspecto andrajoso/harapiento; cualidad de irregular, cualidad de accidentado räbaldunud olek ناصافی؛ ژولیدگی ryysyisyys rugosité, délabrement מְרוּפָּטוּת जीर्ण-शीर्णता, फटीचरपन poderanost, ofucanost rongyosság keadaan compang-camping niðurnísla, grófleiki (aspetto malandato) ぼろを着ていること 해어짐 nelygumas, šiurkštumas negludums; robainums compang-camping haveloosheid det som er fillet/ujevnt obszarpanie, chropowatość aspecto andrajoso rugozitate; aspect zdrenţăros потрёпанность otrhanosť, hrboľatosť, drsnosť raztrganost odrpanost trasighet, skrovlighet ความเก่า ขาดกะรุ่งกะริ่ง hırpanîlik 粗糙度，破爛 нерівність خستہ حالی tình trạng tả tơi 粗糙度，破烂
n pl rags
old, worn or torn clothes The beggar was dressed in rags. lappe, vodde خِرَق، ثِياب مُمَزَّقَه парцали hadry laser Fetzen(pl.) κουρέλια harapos räbalad لباس مندرس ryysyt haillons בְּלוּיִים चिथड़े dronjci rongyok pakaian compang-camping fataræflar, larfar stracci ぼろ着 누더기 조각 skarmalai skrandas kain-kain buruk vodden filler, laser łachmany farrapos zdrenţe лохмотья handry cape rite trasor ผ้าขี้ริ้วหลายผืน yırtık pırtık elbise 破舊衣服 лахміття, дрантя پھٹے پرانے کپڑے quần áo rách 破旧衣服
rag → خرقة hadr klud Fetzen κουρέλι trapo riepu guenille krpa straccio ぼろきれ 헝겊 조각 vod fille szmata trapo ковер trasa ผ้าขี้ริ้ว çaput giẻ rách 抹布
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