rag
/ɹæɡ/
Tattered clothes; A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter
- plural
- rags
Meanings
- 1
Tattered clothes (clothing)
The man was in rags.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
His rags are always out of style.
Tatoeba · Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter
- 3
Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge
- 4
A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality
- 5
A shabby, beggarly person; synonym of ragamuffinrare
- 6
A ragged edge in metalworkingrare
- 7
A sail, or any piece of canvasrare
- 8
A poor, low-ranking kickerrare
- 9
A curtain of various kindsrare
- 10
A person suffering from exhaustion or lack of energyrare