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rag off

rag off verb: to finish (the painting of a wall etc.) by rolling a rag over a coat of paint or glaze.

Verb

rag off (third-person singular simple present rags off, present participle ragging off, simple past and past participle ragged off)

  1. To finish (the painting of a wall etc.) by rolling a rag over a coat of paint or glaze.

Forms of rag off

third-person singular presentrags off
present participleragging off
past participleragged off
pastragged off

Questions about rag off

What does rag off mean?
Rag off means to finish (the painting of a wall etc.) by rolling a rag over a coat of paint or glaze.
What part of speech is rag off?
Rag off is a verb.
What is the past tense of rag off?
The past tense of rag off is ragged off.

Words near rag off in the dictionary

  1. rag books
  2. rag day
  3. rag days
  4. rag doll
  5. rag dolls
  6. rag off
  7. rag on
  8. rag out
  9. rag paper
  10. rag papers
  11. rag pudding

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