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    rag
    [raɡ]
    noun
    rag (noun) · rags (plural noun)
    1. a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things:
      "he wiped his hands on an oily rag" · "a piece of rag"
      • (rags)
        old or tattered clothes:
        "street urchins dressed in rags"
      • (rags)
        the remnants of something:
        "she clung to the rags of her self-control"
      • archaic
        the smallest scrap of cloth or clothing:
        "not a rag of clothing has arrived to us this winter"
    2. informal
      a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality:
      "the local rag"
    Origin
    Middle English: probably a back-formation from ragged or raggy.
    rag
    [raɡ]
    verb
    rag (verb) · rags (third person present) · ragged (past tense) · ragged (past participle) · ragging (present participle)
    1. make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner:
      "he ragged me about not smoking or drinking" · "despite the way I sometimes rag her, she is my sister"
    2. rebuke severely:
      "I ragged a restaurant last week for mangling Key lime pie"
    noun
    BRITISH ENGLISH
    rag (noun) · rags (plural noun)
    1. a program of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity:
      "rag week"
      • informal
        dated
        a boisterous prank or practical joke.
    Origin
    mid 18th century: of unknown origin.
    rag
    [raɡ]
    noun
    rag (noun) · rags (plural noun)
    1. a large, coarse roofing slate.
    Origin
    late Middle English (in rag): of unknown origin; later associated with rag.
    rag
    [raɡ]
    noun
    rag (noun) · rags (plural noun)
    1. a ragtime composition or tune:
      "he writes marches, waltzes, and rags" · "to learn a rag you must master and memorize four bars at a time"
    Origin
    late 19th century: perhaps from ragged; compare with ragtime.
    rag
    [raɡ]
    noun
    1. variant of raga
    ra·ga
    [ˈräɡə]
    noun
    rag (noun)
    1. (in Indian music) a pattern of notes having characteristic intervals, rhythms, and embellishments, used as a basis for improvisation.
      • a piece using a particular raga.
    Origin
    late 18th century: from Sanskrit, literally ‘color, musical tone’.
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    noun
    1. a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things:
      piece of cloth
      bit/scrap/fragment of cloth
    verb
    1. make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner:
    noun
    1. a program of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity:
      fundraising event
      charity event
      charitable event
       
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    1. a torn piece of old cloth: I keep these rags for cleaning the car. rags [ plural ] clothes that are old and torn: in rags Their clothes were in rags (= torn).
      dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rag
      rag1 /ræg/ n. a piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn: [countable] Get a rag and start dusting with it. [uncountable] a piece of rag.
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      rag definition: a piece of old cloth that you use to clean things.
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      Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. rag 1 (răg) n. 1. a. A scrap of cloth. b. A piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing, or dusting.
       
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