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rag
English
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?æ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Etymology 1
From Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg (suggested by derivative raggi? (“shaggy; bristly; ragged”)), from Old Norse r?gg (“tuft; shagginess”). Cognate with Swedish ragg. Related to rug.
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- (in the plural) Tattered clothes.
- A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
- A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
- A ragged edge in metalworking.
- (nautical, slang) A sail, or any piece of canvas.
- (singular or plural, slang) Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.
- (slang, derogatory) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.
- Synonym: fish wrap
- (poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.
- I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag.
- (slang, theater) A curtain of various kinds.
- (dated) A person suffering from exhaustion or lack of energy.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- (transitive) To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
- (intransitive) To become tattered.
Etymology 2
Unknown origin; perhaps the same word as Etymology 1, above.
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
- 2003, Peter Ackroyd, The Clerkenwell Tales, page 1:
- the three walls around the garden, each one of thirty-three feet, were built out of three layers of stone — pebble stone, flint and rag stone.
- 2003, Peter Ackroyd, The Clerkenwell Tales, page 1:
Derived terms
- coral rag
- Kentish rag
- ragwork
Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Etymology 3
Origin uncertain.
Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
- (Britain slang) To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
Derived terms
- bullirag
- rag the puck
- rag on
Translations
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- (dated) A prank or practical joke.
- (Britain, Ireland) A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
Derived terms
- rag day
- rag week
Etymology 4
Perhaps from ragged. Compare later ragtime.
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- (obsolete, US) An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. [19th c.]
- A ragtime song, dance or piece of music. [from 19th c.]
Translations
Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- (transitive, informal) To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- (intransitive, informal) To dance to ragtime music.
- (music, obsolete) To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.
References
Anagrams
- ARG, Arg., GAR, Gra, RGA, arg, gar
Breton
Preposition
rag
- before
Dutch
Etymology 1
Unknown, only found to related to West Frisian reach, though possibly more distantly to Old Saxon raginna (“rough hair”), Old English ragu (“moss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r?x/
Noun
rag n (plural raggen, diminutive ragje n)
- spider silk
Synonyms
- spinrag
Derived terms
- ragfijn
Etymology 2
From English rag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r??/
Noun
rag n (plural rags, diminutive ragje n)
- A piece of ragtime music.
German
Verb
rag
- singular imperative of ragen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of ragen
Hungarian
Etymology
Back-formation from ragad. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?r??]
- Hyphenation: rag
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
rag (plural ragok)
- (grammar) inflectional suffix/affix, termination, ending (for nominals, mostly case endings; for verbs and postpositions, personal suffixes; almost exclusively at the very end of a word in Hungarian)
- Hypernym: toldalék
- Coordinate terms: képz?, jel
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Further reading
- (suffix): rag in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
- ([regional] a kind of beam or a part of the roof): rag in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
North Frisian
Noun
rag m (plural rager)
- (Föhr-Amrum) (anatomy) back
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
rag
- stiff, rigid, inflexible
- stubborn, obstinate
Derived terms
- rag-mhuinealach
Somali
Noun
rag ?
- man
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /?a?k?/
- Tone numbers: rag8
- Hyphenation: rag
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *C?.ra?k? (“root”). Cognate with Thai ??? (râak), Northern Thai ????, Khün ????, Lao ??? (h?k), Lü ??? (haak), Tai Dam ???, Shan ????? (h?ak), Ahom ???????????? (rak), Nong Zhuang laeg, Zuojiang Zhuang lag, Saek ????.
Noun
rag (old orthography rag)
- root.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *C?.la?k? (“to pull; to drag”). Cognate with Thai ??? (lâak), Lao ??? (l?k), Shan ????? (l?ak), Ahom ???????????? (lak), Nong Zhuang laeg, Zuojiang Zhuang lag.
Verb
rag (old orthography rag)
- to drag; to pull; to haul.
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raggy
English
Etymology
From Middle English raggy, from Old English raggi?; equivalent to rag +? -y
Adjective
raggy (comparative raggier, superlative raggiest)
- raglike; like a rag.
- scruffy; tending to dress in rags.
- Similar in style to ragtime music.
Anagrams
- aggry
Middle English
Alternative forms
- raggi
Etymology
From Old English raggi?; equivalent to ragge +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ra?i?/
Adjective
raggy
- ragged; raggy
- shaggy
Descendants
- English: raggy
References
- “ragg?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.
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