Newspaper vs. Rag: What's the Difference?
Newspaper and Rag Definitions
Newspaper
A publication, usually issued daily or weekly, containing current news, editorials, feature articles, and usually advertising.
Rag
A scrap of cloth.
Newspaper
See newsprint.
Rag
A piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing, or dusting.
Newspaper
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
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Rag
Rags Threadbare or tattered clothing.
Newspaper
A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
Rag
Cloth converted to pulp for making paper.
Newspaper
(transitive) To cover with newspaper.
She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.
Rag
A scrap; a fragment.
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Newspaper
To engage in the business of journalism
His newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.
Rag
(Slang) A newspaper, especially one specializing in sensationalism or gossip.
Newspaper
To harass somebody through newspaper articles.
He got newspapered out of public life.
Rag
The stringy central portion and membranous walls of a citrus fruit.
Newspaper
A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.
Rag
A practical joke; a prank.
Newspaper
A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements;
He read his newspaper at breakfast
Rag
A roofing slate with one rough surface.
Newspaper
A business firm that publishes newspapers;
Murdoch owns many newspapers
Rag
Chiefly British A coarsely textured rock.
Newspaper
A newspaper as a physical object;
When it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper
Rag
A piece written in ragtime.
Newspaper
Cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers;
They used bales of newspaper every day
Rag
To criticize or scold (someone).
Rag
To criticize or complain about (something).
Rag
To tease or taunt (someone).
Rag
Chiefly British To play a joke on.
Rag
(Sports) In ice hockey, to maintain possession of (the puck) by outmaneuvering opposing players, especially so as to kill a penalty.
Rag
To compose or play (a piece) in ragtime.
Rag
(in the plural) Tattered clothes.
Rag
A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
Rag
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
Rag
A ragged edge in metalworking.
Rag
A sail, or any piece of canvas.
Rag
Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.
Rag
A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.
Fish wrap
Rag
(poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.
I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag.
Rag
A curtain of various kinds.
Rag
(dated) A person suffering from exhaustion or lack of energy.
Rag
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
Rag
(dated) A prank or practical joke.
Rag
A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
Rag
An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.
Rag
A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
Rag
(transitive) To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
Rag
(intransitive) To become tattered.
Rag
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
Rag
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Rag
To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
Rag
To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
Rag
To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
Rag
To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
Rag
To dance to ragtime music.
Rag
To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.
Rag
To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
Rag
To become tattered.
Rag
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
Rag
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Rag
To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
Rag
To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered indecorous.
Rag
A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.
Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed,And fluttered into rags.
Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover the shame of their cruelty.
Rag
Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.
And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.
Rag
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
The other zealous rag is the compositor.
Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and rag.
Rag
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.
Rag
A ragged edge.
Rag
A sail, or any piece of canvas.
Our ship was a clipper with every rag set.
Rag
A small piece of cloth or paper
Rag
A week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
Rag
Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
Rag
Newspaper with half-size pages
Rag
A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
Rag
Treat cruelly;
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Rag
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Rag
Play in ragtime;
Rag that old tune
Rag
Harass with persistent criticism or carping;
The children teased the new teacher
Don't ride me so hard over my failure
His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
Rag
Censure severely or angrily;
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
Rag
Break into lumps before sorting;
Rag ore
