Rag

Definition of RAG

1

a : a waste piece of cloth

b plural : clothes usually in poor or ragged condition

c : clothing <the rag trade>

2

: something resembling a rag

3

: newspaper; especially : a sleazy newspaper

Origin of RAG

Middle English ragge, from Old English *ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg tuft, shagginess

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with RAG

ag, bag, brag, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, sag, scag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, tag, wag, YAG, zag

Definition of RAG

1

: any of various hard rocks

2

: a large roofing slate that is rough on one side

Origin of RAG

Middle English ragge

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Full Definition of RAG

transitive verb

1

: to rail at : scold

2

: torment, tease

— rag on

: to make fun of

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Origin of RAG

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1739

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Synonyms: baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, scold, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, score, tongue-lash, upbraid

Definition of RAG

chiefly British

: an outburst of boisterous fun; also : prank

First Known Use of RAG

1864

Definition of RAG

: a composition in ragtime

Origin of RAG

short for ragtime

First Known Use: 1897

Definition of RAG for Kids

1

: a worn piece of cloth

2

rags plural : shabby or very worn clothing <The child is dressed in rags.>

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