Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word RAG

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Definitions of RAG

1. A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
2. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
3. A ragged edge in metalworking.
4. A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
5. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
6. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
7. To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
8. To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
9. (in the plural) Tattered clothes.
10. (nautical, slang) A sail, or any piece of canvas.
11. (singular or plural, slang) Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.
12. (slang, pejorative) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.
13. (poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.
14. (slang, theatre) A curtain of various kinds.
15. (dated) A person suffering from exhaustion or lack of energy.
16. (transitive) To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
17. (intransitive) To become tattered.
18. (Britishslang) To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
19. (dated) A prank or practical joke.
20. (UK, Ireland) A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
21. (obsolete, US) An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. [19th c.]
22. A ragtime song, dance or piece of music. [from 19th c.]
23. (transitive, informal) To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
24. (intransitive, informal) To dance to ragtime music.
25. (music, obsolete) To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.
26. (UK, slang, obsolete) Synonym of Rag and Famish

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