rags

(in the plural) Tattered clothes.

A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.

A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

A ragged edge in metalworking.

A sail, or any piece of canvas.

A newspaper, magazine.

A poor, low-ranking kicker.

“I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag.”

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

To become tattered.

A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.

To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

A prank or practical joke.

A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.

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

To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.

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

An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.

A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.

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

To dance to ragtime music.

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