Rag

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn. 1.2 rags, ragged or tattered clothing 1.3 any article of apparel regarded deprecatingly or self-deprecatingly, esp. a dress 1.4 a shred, scrap, or fragmentary bit of anything. 1.5 Informal . 1.6 a person of shabby or exhausted appearance. 1.7 a large roofing slate that has one edge untrimmed. ? 2 Idioms 2.1 chew the rag. chew ( def. 11 ) . 2.2 from rags to riches 3 Synonyms 3.1 verb 3.2 noun

Noun

a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn.

rags, ragged or tattered clothing

The tramp was dressed in rags.

any article of apparel regarded deprecatingly or self-deprecatingly, esp. a dress

It's just an old rag I had in the closet.

a shred, scrap, or fragmentary bit of anything.

Informal .

something of very low value or in very poor condition.

a newspaper or magazine regarded with contempt or distaste

Are you still subscribing to that rag?

a person of shabby or exhausted appearance.

a large roofing slate that has one edge untrimmed. ?

Idioms

chew the rag. chew ( def. 11 ) .

from rags to riches

from extreme poverty to great wealth

He went from rags to riches in only three years.

Synonyms

verb

banter , chaff , josh

noun

annoy , banter , flitter , fragment , frazzle , harass , jive , joke , josh , kid , mock , needle , patch , razz , remnant , rib , scold , scrap , shred , tatter , tease