rag

rag
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 with a rag.
Phrases
on the rag informal, chiefly N. Amer. menstruating.
lose one's rag Brit. informal lose one's temper.
Origin
ME: prob. a back-form. from ragged or raggy.
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rag2 [rag]
noun Brit.
1》 a programme of entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity.
2》 informal, dated a prank.
verb (rags, ragging, ragged)
1》 make fun of boisterously.
2》 rebuke severely.
    ↘(rag on) N. Amer. informal complain about continually.
Origin
C18: of unknown origin.
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rag3 [rag]
noun
1》 a large coarse roofing slate.
2》 (also ragstone) Brit. a hard coarse sedimentary rock that can be broken into thick slabs.
Origin
ME: of unknown origin; later assoc. with rag1.
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rag4 [rag]
noun a ragtime composition or tune.
Origin
C19: perh. from ragged; cf. ragtime.

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