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rag

The correct spelling is rag.

How to pronounce rag

/ɹæɡ/
noun

IPA: /ɹæɡ/

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The correct spelling is rag. (in the plural) Tattered clothes. For example: "I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag."

Usage Examples

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(in the plural) Tattered clothes.
  2. 2.A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
  3. 3.A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
  4. 4.A ragged edge in metalworking.
  5. 5.A sail, or any piece of canvas.

verb

  1. 1.To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
  2. 2.To become tattered.
  3. 3.To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
  4. 4.To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
  5. 5.To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.

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