rag

1. (transitive)To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.

2. (intransitive)To become tattered.

3. (euphemistic, intransitive, slang, sometimes, vulgar)To menstruate.

4. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

   break into lumps before sorting

5. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

   Near-synonym: rough

6. To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.

   Unfug treiben

   брани́тьbranítʹ

7. (UK, slang)To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast, or unsympathetic manner.

8. To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.

9. (transitive)Of dogs, to bite an object, often a toy or leash, and vigorously shake their head.

10. (informal, transitive)To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.

11. (informal, intransitive)To dance to ragtime music.

    play in ragtime

12. (obsolete)To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.

1. The old man was dressed in rags.

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2. You shouldn't keep towels and cleaning rags together.

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3. Truth has a good face, but ragged clothes.

   ruУ правды красивое лицо, но рваная одежда. — marafon

   deDie Wahrheit hat ein schönes Angesicht, aber zerrissene Kleider. — Esperantostern

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4. Tom wiped the table off with a damp rag.

   deTom wischte den Tisch mit einem feuchten Lappen ab. — raggione

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5. She used a damp rag to wipe off the dust.

   ruОна воспользовалась влажной тряпкой, чтобы вытереть пыль. — Lenin_1917

   deSie benutzte einen feuchten Lappen, um den Staub abzuwischen. — xtofu80

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regular · Lesson

• rag offTo finish (the painting of a wall etc.) by rolling a rag over a coat of paint or glaze.
• rag outTo dress up.
• rag onTo ridicule, to make fun of (someone).