rag

  • 31rag — [[t]ræ̱g[/t]] rags, ragging, ragged 1) N VAR A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag. ...a bundle of old rags... It looked like a piece of rag. 2) N PLURAL Rags are old torn… …

    English dictionary

  • 32rag — 1. n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which cloth etc. is reduced by wear and tear. 2 (in pl.) old or worn clothes. 3 (collect.) scraps of cloth used as material for paper, stuffing, etc. 4… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 33rag — rag1 /rag/, n. 1. a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn. 2. rags, ragged or tattered clothing: The tramp was dressed in rags. 3. any article of apparel regarded deprecatingly or self deprecatingly, esp. a dress: It s just an… …

    Universalium

  • 34rag — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean ▪ dirty, filthy, oily, old, tattered ▪ bloodstained, bloody ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 35rag — rag1 [rag] noun 1》 a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece.     ↘(rags) old or tattered clothes. 2》 (rags) the remnants of something. 3》 informal a low quality newspaper. verb give a decorative effect to by applying paint… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 36rag — rag1 [ræg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cloth)¦ 2¦(newspaper)¦ 3 in rags 4 from rags to riches 5¦(music)¦ 6¦(students event)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4,6; Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: rögg rough hairiness ] [Sense: 5; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37rag — rag1 [ ræg ] noun * 1. ) count a piece of old cloth used for cleaning or wiping something: an oily rag 2. ) rags plural clothes that are old, torn, and dirty: in rags (=wearing rags): The little girl was dressed in rags. 3. ) count INFORMAL a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 38rag — 1 noun 1 CLOTH (C, U) a small piece of old cloth, for example one used for cleaning things: Can I use this piece of rag for the car? | an oily old rag 2 in rags wearing old torn clothes: an old beggar dressed in rags 3 go from rags to riches to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39rag — I UK [ræɡ] / US noun Word forms rag : singular rag plural rags * 1) [countable] a piece of old cloth used for cleaning or wiping something an oily rag 2) rags [plural] clothes that are old, torn, and dirty in rags (= wearing rags): The little… …

    English dictionary

  • 40RAG — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres   Sigles de quatre lettres …

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