rag

  • 41rag — English has four separate words rag, none of them with very well documented histories. The origins of the oldest, ‘rough building stone’ [13], are completely unknown. Rag ‘piece of cloth’ [14] is probably a back formation from ragged [13], which… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 42rag — {{11}}rag (n.) early 14c., probably from O.N. rogg shaggy tuft, earlier raggw , or possibly from O.Dan. rag (see RUG (Cf. rug)), or a back formation from ragged (c.1300), which is from O.N. raggaðr shaggy, via O.E. raggig rag like. It also may… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 43rag — I. /ræg / (say rag) noun 1. a comparatively worthless fragment of cloth, especially one resulting from tearing or wear. 2. (plural) ragged or tattered clothing. 3. a shred, scrap, or fragmentary bit of anything. 4. Colloquial an article of cloth …

  • 44rag — English has four separate words rag, none of them with very well documented histories. The origins of the oldest, ‘rough building stone’ [13], are completely unknown. Rag ‘piece of cloth’ [14] is probably a back formation from ragged [13], which… …

    Word origins

  • 45rag — I n. to chew the rag (slang) ( to chat ) II v. (slang) (D; tr.) to rag about (they ragged him about his beard) * * * [ræg] to chew the rag ( to chat ; slang) (slang) (D; tr.) to rag about (they ragged him about his beard) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46rag on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rag on : present tense I/you/we/they rag on he/she/it rags on present participle ragging on past tense ragged on past participle ragged on American informal 1) rag on someone to say things in order to make… …

    English dictionary

  • 47rag — 1. n. a newspaper. □ I’m tired of reading this rag day after day. Can’t we get a different paper? □ What a rag! It’s only good for putting in the bottom of ird cages! 2. n. ugly or badly styled clothing; an ugly garment. □ I can’t wear that rag! …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 48rag — 01. I wiped the grease off my bicycle with an old [rag] I found in the basement. 02. That old [rag] you found is all that is left of my son s favorite baby blanket. 03. In some countries, there are people who are so poor that they either dress in …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 49rag — I [[t]ræg[/t]] n. 1) a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn 2) rags, ragged or tattered clothing 3) any article of apparel regarded deprecatingly 4) pri a cloth based pulp used in making high quality paper, as bond 5) a shred,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50rag — ràg interj. kartojant reiškia sutarškėjimą, sutrinksėjimą: Rag rag rag važiuoja bruka Up …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language