Rag vs. Rap

Ragnoun

(in the plural) Tattered clothes.

Ragnoun

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

Ragnoun

A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

Ragnoun

A ragged edge in metalworking.

Ragnoun

A sail, or any piece of canvas.

Ragnoun

A newspaper, magazine.

Ragnoun

(poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.

Ragnoun

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

Ragnoun

(dated) A prank or practical joke.

Ragnoun

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

Ragnoun

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

Ragnoun

A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.

Ragverb

(intransitive) To become tattered.

Ragverb

To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

Ragverb

To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

Ragverb

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

Ragverb

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

Ragverb

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

Ragverb

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

Ragverb

To dance to ragtime music.

Ragverb

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

Ragverb

To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

Ragverb

To become tattered.

Ragverb

To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

Ragverb

To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

Ragverb

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

Ragverb

To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered indecorous.

Ragnoun

A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.

Ragnoun

Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.

Ragnoun

A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

Ragnoun

A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.

Ragnoun

A ragged edge.

Ragnoun

A sail, or any piece of canvas.

Ragnoun

a small piece of cloth or paper

Ragnoun

a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

Ragnoun

music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

Ragnoun

newspaper with half-size pages

Ragnoun

a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

Ragverb

treat cruelly;

Ragverb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

Ragverb

play in ragtime;

Ragverb

harass with persistent criticism or carping;

Ragverb

censure severely or angrily;

Ragverb

break into lumps before sorting;

Ragnoun

a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things

Ragnoun

old or tattered clothes

Ragnoun

the smallest scrap of cloth or clothing

Ragnoun

a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality

Ragnoun

a herd of colts

Ragnoun

a programme of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity

Ragnoun

a boisterous prank or practical joke

Ragnoun

a large coarse roofing slate.

Ragnoun

a hard, coarse sedimentary rock that can be broken into thick slabs.

Ragnoun

a ragtime composition or tune.

Ragnoun

variant of raga

Ragverb

give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag

Ragverb

apply (paint) to a surface with a rag.

Ragverb

make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner

Ragverb

rebuke severely

Ragverb

keep possession of (the puck) by skilful stick-handling and avoidance of opponents, so as to waste time

Rapnoun

(countable) A sharp blow with something hard.

Rapnoun

(uncountable) Blame (for something), whether or not it results in a conviction.

Rapnoun

(informal) A casual talk

Rapnoun

Rap music.

Rapnoun

A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.

Rapnoun

A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

Rapnoun

(historical) Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.

Rapnoun

A whit; a jot.

Rapverb

(intransitive) To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.

Rapverb

To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

Rapverb

(metalworking) To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.

Rapverb

(ambitransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.

Rapverb

To talk casually.

Rapnoun

A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

Rapnoun

A quick, smart blow; a knock.

Rapnoun

A popular name for any of the tokens that passed current for a half-penny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.

Rapnoun

conversation; also, rapping.

Rapnoun

a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments; rap music.

Rapverb

To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door.

Rapverb

To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

Rapverb

To free (a pattern) in a mold by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.

Rapverb

To snatch away; to seize and hurry off.

Rapverb

To hasten.

Rapverb

To seize and bear away, as the mind or thoughts; to transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or rapture; as, rapt into admiration.

Rapverb

To exchange; to truck.

Rapverb

To engage in a discussion, converse.

Rapverb

to perform a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments. It is considered by some as a type of music; see rap music.

Rapnoun

a reproach for some lapse or misdeed;

Rapnoun

a gentle blow

Rapnoun

the sound made by a gentle blow

Rapnoun

voluble conversation

Rapnoun

genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

Rapnoun

the act of hitting vigorously;

Rapverb

strike sharply;

Rapverb

make light, repeated taps on a surface;

Rapverb

perform rap music

Rapverb

talk volubly

Rapverb

strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention

Rapverb

strike (something) several times against a hard surface

Rapverb

strike sharply with a stick or similar implement

Rapverb

criticize severely

Rapverb

say sharply or suddenly

Rapverb

talk or chat in an easy and familiar manner

Rapverb

perform rap music

Rapnoun

a quick, sharp knock or blow

Rapnoun

a sharp criticism

Rapnoun

a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over an instrumental backing

Rapnoun

a piece of rap, or the words themselves

Rapnoun

a lengthy or impromptu conversation

Rapnoun

a criminal charge, especially of a specified kind

Rapnoun

a person's reputation, typically a bad one

Rapnoun

the smallest amount (used for emphasis)