Rag | Mean of rag in English Dictionary

/ˈræg/

• Noun
• a piece of cloth that is old and no longer in good condition
1. She used a rag to mop up the spill.
2. I tore the old towel into rags.
• clothing that is in poor condition
1. He threw away a bunch of old rags.
2. a homeless person wearing rags = a homeless person (dressed) in rags
• a newspaper of poor quality
1. He's a writer for our local rag.

• a piece of ragtime music
1. a piano rag
• from being poor to being wealthy
1. She went from rags to riches overnight.
• Verb
• to laugh at and make jokes about (someone)
1. The other kids ragged [=teased, razzed] him for having a crush on the teacher.
2. The other kids were always ragging on me because I wasn't good at sports.