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单词 rags
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rag

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈrag How to pronounce rag (audio)
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
: torment, tease

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

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • book
  • bulletin
  • diurnal
  • gazette
  • journal
  • mag
  • magazine
  • newspaper
  • organ
  • paper
  • periodical
  • review
  • serial
  • zine

Verb

  • baste
  • bawl out
  • berate
  • call down
  • castigate
  • chastise
  • chew out
  • dress down
  • flay
  • hammer
  • jaw
  • keelhaul
  • lambaste
  • lambast
  • lecture
  • rail (at or against)
  • rant (at)
  • rate
  • ream (out)
  • rebuke
  • reprimand
  • reproach
  • scold
  • score
  • tongue-lash
  • upbraid

Noun (3)

  • antic
  • caper
  • capriccio
  • dido
  • escapade
  • frolic
  • gag
  • jest
  • knavery
  • monkeyshine(s)
  • practical joke
  • prank
  • roguery
  • shavie [Scottish]
  • shine(s)
  • trick
  • waggery
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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

Kids Definition

rag

noun

ˈrag How to pronounce rag (audio)
1
: a worn piece of cloth
2
rags plural : shabby or very worn clothing
The child is dressed in rags.

rags 1 of 2

noun

plural of rag
as in clothes
covering for the human body the girls showed up at the prom wearing their most elegant rags

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • clothes
  • clothing
  • attire
  • garments
  • dress
  • wear
  • apparel
  • garb
  • threads
  • raiment
  • vestments
  • toggery
  • duds
  • weeds
  • togs
  • gear
  • vesture
  • costume
  • livery
  • rigging
  • costumery
  • clobber
  • finery
  • rig
  • wearables
  • tatters
  • habit
  • underwear
  • wardrobe
  • outfit
  • vestiary
  • regalia
  • couture
  • tawdry
  • trumpery
  • habiliment(s)
  • pretties
  • guise
  • underclothes
  • ensemble
  • frippery
  • glad rags
  • frock
  • trim
  • nightclothes
  • smallclothes
  • civvies
  • caparison
  • getup
  • tailoring
  • garderobe
  • haberdashery
  • bravery
  • sportswear
  • foofaraw
  • gayety
  • outerwear
  • gaiety
  • civies
  • mufti
  • sleepwear
  • gaudery
  • array
  • loungewear
  • menswear
  • activewear
  • playwear
  • ready-to-wear
  • prêt-à-porter
  • pret-a-porter

rags

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rag
as in scolds
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • scolds
  • lectures
  • reprimands
  • jaws
  • hammers
  • scores
  • upbraids
  • bawls out
  • blames
  • criticizes
  • bastes
  • flays
  • reproaches
  • calls down
  • berates
  • lays into
  • rates
  • admonishes
  • castigates
  • faults
  • dresses down
  • mocks
  • reads the riot act (to)
  • pans
  • scourges
  • tongue-lashes
  • attacks
  • lambasts
  • chastises
  • keelhauls
  • lambastes
  • rebukes
  • harangues
  • chews out
  • reams (out)
  • excoriates
  • vituperates
  • takes to task
  • crucifies
  • lashes
  • reviles
  • rails (at or against)
  • abuses
  • slams
  • rants (at)
  • disparages
  • knocks
  • reprehends
  • blasts
  • chides
  • bad-mouths
  • ridicules
  • scorns
  • scoffs
  • reproves
  • condemns
  • denounces
  • censures
  • assails
  • disses
  • belittles
  • remonstrates (with)
  • laces (into)
  • puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • indorses
  • approves
  • sanctions
  • endorses
  • praises
  • lauds
  • extols
  • extolls
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