1syllable
rags
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Definitions ofrags
1noun
- (in the plural) Tattered clothes.
- A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
- A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
- A ragged edge in metalworking.
- A sail, or any piece of canvas.
- A newspaper, magazine.
- A poor, low-ranking kicker.
Example: "I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag."
1verb
- To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
- To become tattered.
1noun
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
1verb
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
1noun
- A prank or practical joke.
- A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
1verb
- To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
- To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
1noun
- An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.
- A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
1verb
- To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- To dance to ragtime music.
- To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.
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