rag

(especially, in plural)(especially in the plural) Tattered clothes (clothing).

—What a pretty dress! —What, this old rag?

It's semiformal. I can't show up dressed in rags!

rags to riches

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

(derogatory)A shabby, beggarly person; synonym of ragamuffin.

A ragged edge in metalworking.

(slang)(nautical, slang) A sail, or any piece of canvas.

(plural, singular, slang)(singular or plural, slang) Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.

(derogatory, slang)A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.

Đồng nghĩa: fish wrap

(poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.

I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag.

(slang)(slang, theater) A curtain of various kinds.

(dated)A person suffering from exhaustion or lack of energy.

(obsolete, slang)A banknote.

(typography) An uneven vertical margin (of a block of type).

We always leave rag on article typeset for the web.

(transitive)To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.

(intransitive)To become tattered.

(euphemistic, intransitive, slang, sometimes, vulgar)(intransitive, vulgar, slang, sometimes euphemistic) To menstruate.

To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

Near-synonym: rough

Đồng nghĩa: rough

To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.

(British, slang)(British slang) To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.

Đồng nghĩa: beat, thrash

To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.

(informal, transitive)To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.

(informal, intransitive)To dance to ragtime music.

(obsolete)(music, obsolete) To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.