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Definition of rag:
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.
- A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.
- A ragged edge.
- A sail, or any piece of canvas.
- A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
- Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn- out dress.
- To become tattered.
- To break ( ore) into lumps for sorting.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
- To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered indecorous.
- To play or compose ( a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
Synonyms:
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