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rag - a small piece of cloth or paper |
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shred,
tag,
tatter |
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piece of cloth,
piece of material a separate part consisting of fabric
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pine-tar rag baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip
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rag - a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities |
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hebdomad,
week a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday
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britain,
great britain,
u.k.,
uk,
united kingdom,
united kingdom of great britain and nort an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
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rag day a day on which university students hold a rag
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rag - a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) |
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practical joke a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
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britain,
great britain,
u.k.,
uk,
united kingdom,
united kingdom of great britain and nort an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
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rag - play in ragtime; "rag that old tune" |
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play,
spiel engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
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music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
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music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
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rag - break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore" |
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break up,
fragment,
fragmentise,
fragmentize laugh unrestrainedly
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excavation,
mining the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
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