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- ragrag1 [rag]n.[ME ragge < OE ragg- (in raggig, ragged) < ON rögg, tuft of hair < IE base * reu-, to tear up > RUG, L ruere, to tumble down, rake up, rudis, rough]1. a waste piece of cloth, esp. one that is old or torn2. a small piece of cloth for dusting, cleaning, washing, etc.3. anything considered to resemble a rag in appearance or in lack of value4. [pl.]a) old, worn clothesb) any clothes: used humorously: see GLAD RAGS☆ 5. the axis and white, tough membrane of citrus fruits6. cotton and other cloth fibers used in making high-quality papers for documents, stationery, etc.7. Slang a newspaper, esp. one viewed with contemptadj.1. made of rags [a rag doll]2. Informal of or involved in the manufacture and sale of clothing, esp. women's clothing [the rag trade]——————chew the ragSlang to chatrag2 [rag]vt.ragged, ragging [< 19th-c. Brit university slang < ?] Slang1. to tease, scold, criticize, or nag: often with on2. Brit. to play a practical joke or jokes onn.Brit.1. an act or instance of ragging2. (one of) a series of activities by university students to raise money for charityrag3 [rag]n.[< ?]a roofing slate with one rough siderag4 [rag]n.☆ a composition in ragtimevt.ragged, ragging☆ to play in ragtime
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.