rag

noun (a rag, rags); verb (rag, rags, ragged, ragging — UK informal)

«rag» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A rag is a piece of old cloth used for cleaning or wiping. tree →
Rags are old, torn clothes. tree →
(informal) A rag is a newspaper of poor quality. tree →
(UK informal) To rag someone is to tease them. tree →
(US slang) «On the rag» is a rude way to talk about a period; avoid it. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life rags are used for cleaning and polishing. In stories «rags to riches» means going from very poor to very rich, as in Cinderella. Phrases: «rags to riches», «like a red rag to a bull» (sure to make someone angry), «glad rags» (best clothes), «lose your rag» (UK, lose your temper).

Examples

Wipe the paint off with a rag. tree →
The poor boy was dressed in rags. tree →
It's a rags to riches story. tree →
Dad used an oily rag to clean the bike. tree →
(UK) Don't lose your rag over a game. tree →
Saying that to her is like a red rag to a bull. tree →
(informal) Grandad called the newspaper a rag. tree →
(UK) The older boys ragged him about his haircut. tree →
It was indeed poverty arrayed in rags. tree →

Note

Countable. Note «ragged» (RAG-id) as an adjective means torn and old: ragged clothes; as a past verb it is «ragged» (ragd). The US slang period use is rude.

In Jewish tradition

Rags are the torn, worn clothes of the poor. The word "raging" in the sample sentences is a different word.

Interpretation. Proverbs warns that drunkenness and sleeping too much lead to poverty. Jewish teaching values hard work.

Examples

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. (Writings PRO.23.21, JPS 1917) tree →
But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy raging against Me. (Prophets 2KI.19.27, JPS 1917) tree →
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging. (Prophets JON.1.15, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. Note «ragged» (RAG-id) as an adjective means torn and old: ragged clothes; as a past verb it is «ragged» (ragd). The US slang period use is rude.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «rag» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«rag» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «rag» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«rag» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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