rag

rag
rag1 [ræg] n
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1¦(cloth)¦
2¦(newspaper)¦
3 in rags
4 from rags to riches
5¦(music)¦
6¦(students' event)¦
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[Sense: 1-4,6; Date: 1300-1400; : Old Norse; Origin: rögg 'rough hairiness']
[Sense: 5; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: ragtime]
1.) ¦(CLOTH)¦ [U and C]
a small piece of old cloth, for example one used for cleaning things
He wiped his boots dry with an old rag.
an oily rag
2.) ¦(NEWSPAPER)¦ informal
a newspaper, especially one that you think is not particularly important or of good quality
He writes for the local rag .
3.) in rags
wearing old torn clothes
Children in rags begged money from the tourists.
4.) from rags to riches
becoming very rich after starting your life very poor
He likes to tell people of his rise from rags to riches.
5.) ¦(MUSIC)¦
a piece of ↑ragtime music
6.) ¦(STUDENTS' EVENT)¦ BrE
an event organized by students every year in order to make money for people who are poor, sick etc
rag week
glad rags atglad
like a red rag to a bull atred1 (5)
lose your rag atlose
rag 2
rag2 past tense and past participle ragged present participle ragging
v [T]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Origin unknown]
BrE old-fashioned to laugh at someone or play tricks on them
= ↑tease

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