Definitions for the word "rag" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. t.
To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
A ragged edge.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A sail, or any piece of canvas.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. i.
To become tattered.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. t.
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
1 torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. 2 (in pl.) Old or worn clothes. 3 (collect.) Scraps of cloth used as material for paper, stuffing, etc. 4 derog. Newspaper. in rags much torn. Rags to riches poverty to affluence. [probably a back-formation from *ragged]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
12. n.
1 fund-raising programme of stunts, parades, and entertainment organized by students. 2 prank. 3 a rowdy celebration. B noisy disorderly scene. v. (-gg-) 1 tease; play rough jokes on. 2 engage in rough play; be noisy and riotous. [origin unknown]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
13. n.
Ragtime composition. [abbreviation]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
14. slang
to divide or share; “let’s RAG IT,” or “go RAGS,” _i.e._, share
it equally between us.—_Norwich._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
15. slang
a bank-note.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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