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BNC: 5984 COCA: 6662

rag

1 rag /ˈræg/ noun
plural rags
1 rag
/ˈræg/
noun
plural rags
Learner's definition of RAG
[count] : a piece of cloth that is old and no longer in good condition : a scrap of cloth抹布;旧布
see also do-rag
rags [plural]
informal : clothes
see also glad rags
: clothing that is in poor condition破衣烂衫
[count] informal : a newspaper of poor quality质量低劣的报纸
[count] : a piece of ragtime music雷格泰姆乐曲

a red rag to a bull

see 1red

chew the rag

see 1chew

from rags to riches

: from being poor to being wealthy : from a state of having very little money to a state of having a lot of money从赤贫到巨富
2 rag /ˈræg/ verb
rags; ragged; ragging
2 rag
/ˈræg/
verb
rags; ragged; ragging
Learner's definition of RAG
informal
: to laugh at and make jokes about (someone)嘲笑;取笑
[+ object]
[no object]
(US)+ on
BNC: 5984 COCA: 6662

rag

1 of 5

noun (1)

1
a
: a waste piece of cloth
b
rags plural : clothes usually in poor or ragged condition
c
: clothing
the rag trade
2
: something resembling a rag
3
: newspaper
especially : a sleazy newspaper

rag

2 of 5

noun (2)

1
: any of various hard rocks
2
: a large roofing slate that is rough on one side

rag

3 of 5

verb

ragged ˈragd How to pronounce rag (audio) ; ragging

transitive verb

1
: to rail at : scold
2

rag

4 of 5

noun (3)

chiefly British
: an outburst of boisterous fun
also : prank

rag

5 of 5

noun (4)

: a composition in ragtime
Phrases
rag on
: to make fun of

Example Sentences

Verb several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English ragge, from Old English *ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg tuft, shagginess

Noun (2)

Middle English ragge

Verb

origin unknown

Noun (4)

short for ragtime

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1825, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rag was in the 14th century
BNC: 5984 COCA: 6662
rag

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF RAGS | VERB + RAG | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEclean乾淨的抹布dirty, filthy, oily, old, tattered骯髒的/污穢的/油膩的/破舊的/破爛的抹布bloodstained, bloody血跡斑斑的/染有血污的抹布damp, wet (both especially NAmE) 濕抹布Wipe the board with a damp rag.用濕抹布擦黑板。cleaning, dish (usually dishrag) , wash (usually washrag) (all NAmE) 抹布;洗碗布;洗臉巾She grabbed a washrag and wiped the floor.她一把拿起洗臉巾擦地板。... OF RAGSbundle, heap, pile一捆/一堆/一摞抹布He noticed what looked like a bundle of rags beside the road.他注意到路邊有一堆看上去像抹布似的東西。VERB + RAGbe dressed in, wear穿得破破爛爛I saw people dressed in rags begging on the street.我看見衣衫襤褸的人在街上乞討。be wrapped in用破布包裹The gun was wrapped in a dirty rag.槍用一塊髒布包着。PREPOSITIONon a/the rag在抹布上He wiped his hands on an oily rag.他在油膩的抹布上擦了擦手。with a rag用抹布I cleaned the board with an old rag.我用舊布把那塊木板擦乾淨了。You can wipe the stains off with a rag. (especially NAmE) 你可以用抹布把這些污跡擦掉。

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