rag
rag /r'æg/ (rags)
1 [N-VAR]
A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things.
He was wiping his hands on an oily rag.
2 [N-PLURAL]
Rags are old torn clothes.
There were men, women and small children, some dressed in rags.
3 [N-COUNT]
People refer to a newspaper as a rag when they have a poor opinion of it. (INFORMAL)
`This man Tom works for a local rag,' he said.
4
see also ragged
5 [PHRASE]
You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.
6 [PHRASE] v-link PHR, like PHR
If you describe something as a red rag to a bull, you mean that it is certain to make a particular person or group very angry. (mainly BRIT)
This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies.rag doll (rag dolls)
[N-COUNT]
A rag doll is a soft doll made of cloth.rag rug (rag rugs)
[N-COUNT]
A rag rug is a small carpet made of old pieces of cloth stitched or woven together.rag trade
[N-SING] the N
The rag trade is the business and industry of making and selling clothes, especially women's clothes.
The rag trade is extremely competitive, and one needs plenty of contacts in order to survive.
1 [N-VAR]
A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things.
He was wiping his hands on an oily rag.
2 [N-PLURAL]
Rags are old torn clothes.
There were men, women and small children, some dressed in rags.
3 [N-COUNT]
People refer to a newspaper as a rag when they have a poor opinion of it. (INFORMAL)
`This man Tom works for a local rag,' he said.
4
see also ragged
5 [PHRASE]
You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.
6 [PHRASE] v-link PHR, like PHR
If you describe something as a red rag to a bull, you mean that it is certain to make a particular person or group very angry. (mainly BRIT)
This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies.rag doll (rag dolls)
[N-COUNT]
A rag doll is a soft doll made of cloth.rag rug (rag rugs)
[N-COUNT]
A rag rug is a small carpet made of old pieces of cloth stitched or woven together.rag trade
[N-SING] the N
The rag trade is the business and industry of making and selling clothes, especially women's clothes.
The rag trade is extremely competitive, and one needs plenty of contacts in order to survive.