DICTIONARY
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• RALPH adj. weak, silly, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a country bumpkin; a simpleton ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a pawnbroker's ticket ...c1860 sl.
n. 3. the common raven ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a chamber-pot ...1923 Sc. jocular
n. 5. an effeminate, timid, or plain and undistinguished man ...1950s homosexual sl.
n. 6. vomit; vomiting ...1968 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a right turn ...1968 US sl.
n. 8. vomit ...1975 US sl.
n. 9. the penis ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. to vomit; often followed by 'up' ...1967 sl., orig. and chiefly US
• RALPHED UP adj. dressed in a smart casual style ...1997 UK sl.
• RALPH LYNN n. gin ...1920s rhyming sl.
• RALPH-SPOONER n. a fool ...L17 Eng. dial. & sl.
• RALTALLACKS n. rags and tatters ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM adj. 1. offensive in smell or taste; rancid, strong-flavoured ...1863 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. full ...1980s UK Black sl.
n. 1. a penis ...E17 sl.
n. 2. an act of copulation ...17C colloq.
n. 3. a virile and/or promiscuous man ...M17 sl.
n. 4. a headstrong, impetuous, blundering person ...1812 Sc.
n. 5. a rank odour; an offensive smell ...a1838 Sc.
n. 6. a practical joke ...M19 US campus sl.
n. 7. the keel of a boat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a trickster's confederate who encourages the public to lose their money in a con-game ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 9. an accomplice in petty crime ...1941 sl., orig. & chiefly Aust.
n. 10. a male goat ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 11. something unpleasant ...1950s US sl.
n. 12. alkyl nitrites ...1980s drugs sl.
vb. 1. to have sexual intercourse ...17C sl.
†* vb. 2. to leap the ewe ...1688
vb. 3. to stuff or cram with food or drink ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to push violently; to thrust ...1824 Sc.
vb. 5. to punish an offender by bumping his posteriors against a wall; to punish by bastinadoing the soles of the feet ...1853 Sc.
vb. 6. euphemism for to 'damn' ...1899 Ireland
vb. 7. to lose by throwing a thing beyond reach ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to work as a confidence trickster's accomplice ...1950s Aust. sl.
vb. 9. to fill up, to crowd ...1970s UK Black sl.
vb. 10. to take food without one's parents' permission from the refrigerator ...1996 US Black dial.
int. damn! ...M19 euphemism
• RAMA n. marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
• RAM ABOUT vb. to knock about; to push violently ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMACK n. 1. a stick, esp. a large rugged piece of stick ...19C Sc.
n. 2. a worthless article; a scrap ...1884 Sc.
vb. to search, to ransack ...1953 Amer. dial.
• RAMAGE adj. 1. of animals: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...c1290
adj. 2. of persons: furious, frenzied, raging ...c1470
adj. 3. full of thickets, rough ...c1475
adj. 4. easily frightened or startled ...1567
†* n. 1. wildness, high spirit, courage ...1456
† n. 2. the song or cry of birds ...1616
n. 3. the collective branches of a tree or trees ...1656 arch.
• RAMAGENESS † n. 1. wantonness, debauchery, dissoluteness ...c1440
† n. 2. of an animal: fierceness ...1607
† n. 3. high spirit, liveliness, vigour ...1686
• RAMAGEOUS † adj. 1. of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...1398
† adj. 2. easily frightened or startled ...c1530
† adj. 3. furious, frenzied, raging ...a1600
• RAMAGIECHAN n. 1. a big, raw-boned, awkward, impetuous person ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a dishonest, double-dealing person; a hypocrite, a cheat ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a dolt, a simpleton ...1825 Sc.
• RAMAGIOUS † adj. 1. of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...1398
† adj. 2. easily frightened or startled ...c1530
† adj. 3. furious, frenzied, raging ...a1600
• RAMA-LAMA n. rock 'n' roll music ...2001 UK sl.
• RAM AND DAM(N) n. a muzzle-loading gun ...M19 sl.
• RAMARD adv. to the right ...1883 Eng dial.
• RAM AROUND vb. to run around boisterously; to gad about, to go out in search of pleasure ...1939 Amer. dial.
• RAMASAMMY n. any Hindu, esp. Indian coolies ...L19 sl., orig. Indian Army
• RAMASH † vb. to gather together ...1589
• RAMASS †* n. a summary, résumé ...1606 Sc.
† vb. to gather together ...1589
• RAM AT vb. to use force; to do anything with vigour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMATRACKS n. purposeless wandering ...20C Ulster sl.
• RAM AWAY vb. 1. to rush ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM BAM adv. quickly ...20C Amer. sl.
• RAMBARRE †* vb. to beat or force back; to drive away, to repel, to repulse; to stop, to restrain ...1644 Sc.
• RAMBASK † adj. robust ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMBASKIOUS adj. uncouth, unpolished, rough and boisterous in manner ...1825 Sc.
• RAMBASKISH adj. uncouth, unpolished, rough and boisterous in manner ...1825 Sc.
• RAM-BAZZ adv. suddenly and with headlong force ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMBETTE n. a female 'Rambo' - reckless, fearless, the warrior woman ...1992 US sl.
• RAMBLE n. 1. a piece of noisy or riotous behaviour; a row, uproar ...1705 Sc.
n. 2. a spree; a drinking bout ...1705 Sc.
n. 3. a rambling building full of strange passages and stairs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to go out looking for sex ...E17 sl.
vb. 2. to dance; also, to reel, to stagger ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to clamber, to climb ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAMBLE ABOUT n. to idle about; to get into mischief ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMBLE ALONG vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAMBLE-HEADED †* adj. of a wandering, giddy disposition ...a1761
• RAMBLER n. 1. a person who goes out looking for sex ...E17 sl.
n. 2. a potato left by chance in the ground which comes up again the next year ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a tramp who travels on passenger trains ...1910s US tramps' sl.
n. 4. a ranch-style house ...1958 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a portable radio ...1996 UK sl.
• RAMBLER WOLF n. a tramp who travels on passenger trains ...1910s US tramps' sl.
• RAMBLE-SCRAMBLE adj. wanting in system; confused, irregular, disorderly ...1833
• RAMBLESOME adj. hot-headed, impetuous, blundering ...1864 Sc.
• RAMBLE THE BOUNDARIES vb. to go round the boundaries of a township ...1865 Eng. dial.
• RAMBLE UP vb. to romp ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMBLING adj. 1. talkative, untrustworthy ...1895 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. clumsy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. restless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. fast, speedy; esp. said of a railroad train ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• RAMBLIN-STONE n. a loose stone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMBO n. 1. a soldier with too much of a sense of drama and too little intelligence ...1989 US sl.
n. 2. heroin ...1998 UK sl.
n. 3. an intolerant prison officer who would rather punish inmates ...2002 UK sl.
• RAMBOOZE adv. suddenly and with headlong force ...1898 Sc.
† n. a drink commonly made of eggs, ale, wine, and sugar, but in summer made of milk, wine, sugar and rose water ...1656
• RAMBO RAG n. handkerchief worn on the head ...1991 US sl.
• RAMBOUNGE n. a severe brush of labour ...1825 Sc.
• RAMBUMP vb. to seize a person by his arms and legs and to ram his buttock forcibly against a tree or post ...1953 Amer. dial.
• RAMBUMPTIOUS adj. noisy and unruly; boisterous; forward; obstreperous ...1911 Amer. dial.
• RAMBUNCTIOUS adj. energetic, vigorous, lively, boisterous ...1830 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• RAMBUNKSHUS adj. noisy and unruly; boisterous; forward; obstreperous ...1866 Amer. dial.
• RAMBUNKSIOUS adj. noisy and unruly; boisterous; forward; obstreperous ...1904 Amer. dial.
• RAMBURSE †* vb. to reimburse ...1582 Sc.
• RAMBUSK † adj. robust ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMBUST adj. robust, vigorous ...1825 Sc.
• RAMBUSTEOUS adj. uncouth, unpolished, rough, rude, and boisterous in manner ...1825 Sc.
• RAMBUSTIOUS adj. spirited, boisterous, lively; unruly, riotous ...1853
• RAMBUTT vb. to seize a person by his arms and legs and to ram his buttock forcibly against a tree or post ...1923 Amer. dial.
• RAMBUZE † n. a drink commonly made of eggs, ale, wine, and sugar, but in summer made of milk, wine, sugar and rose water ...1656
• RAMBY adj. wild, furious, lecherous ...1908 Amer. dial.
• RAM CAT n. 1. a male cat ...1672
n. 2. a man wearing furs ...M19 sl.
• RAM-CAT COVE n. a man wearing furs ...M19 sl.
• RAM-CAT STEW n. a makeshift stew ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAM CHUNDUR n. any Indian (Hindu) immigrant ...1900s Aust. sl.
• RAMCOUNTER vb. to meet with, to encounter ...1899 Sc.
• RAME † n. 1. the bones or skeleton of a human being or animal; generally plural ...1497 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
* n. 2. a branch of a tree or shrub ...1578
n. 3. a cry; a continuous repetition of the same words or sound ...1808 Sc.
n. 4. a refrain, rigmarole; a continuous, whining complaint ...1808 Sc.
† vb. 1. to shout, to cry aloud; to scream ...c1470 obs. exc. Sc.
† vb. 2. to obtain by persistent asking ...1500-20 Sc.
vb. 3. to keep up the same cry; to continue repeating the same thing ...1703 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to drone on in a monotonous fashion, to prate ...1839 Sc.
vb. 5. to talk nonsense; to rave; to exaggerate, to tell tall stories or lies ...1847 Sc.
vb. 6. to dwell on a subject persistently; to whine over a grievance; to harp on about one's troubles ...1875 Sc.
vb. 7. to pull up ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to steal, to rob, to plunder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMELET †* n. a small branch, a twig ...1652
• RAMENTS †* n. scrapings ...1670
• RAMES n. 1. a skeleton, a carcass; the framework or ligaments of anything; remains, remnants ...E19 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a very thin person or animal ...E19 Eng. dial.
• RAMFEEZLE vb. 1. to disarrange, to muddle ...1786 Sc.
vb. 2. to exhaust oneself with work; to wear oneself out ...1885 Sc.
vb. 3. to put into a state of disorder; to turn topsy-turvy ...1887 Sc.
• RAMFEEZLED adj. 1. exhausted, fatigued, worn out; overworked ...1785 Sc.
adj. 2. confused, muddled, stupefied ...1786 Sc.
• RAMFEEZLEMENT † n. disorder, confusion; the effects of fatigue or exhaustion ...1821 Sc.
† n. 2. a babble of angry words, confused discourse; a violent quarrel ...1825 Sc.
• RAMFOOZLE vb. 1 to disarrange, to muddle ...1786 Sc.
vb. 2. to put into a state of disorder; to turn topsy-turvy ...1887 Sc.
• RAMFOOZLED adj. confused, muddled, stupefied; spent, exhausted, wearied ...1786 Sc.
• RAMFORCE † n. to fortify, to strengthen a wall, rampart, etc.; to block up, to barricade a gate or door ...1570 chiefly Sc.
• RAM-FULL adj. crammed full ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAM-GAM adj. headstrong, precipitate, devil-may-care, heedless, rash, unrestrained ...1929 Sc.
• RAMGEED adj. tipsy, confused, muddled ...1791 Sc.
• RAM-GOAT † n. a he-goat ...1575
• RAMGUMPTIOUS adj. shrewd, bold, rash ...B1900 sl.
• RAMGUNSHOCH adj. bad-tempered, surly, rude and boorish ...1721 Sc.
n. a boorish, rude clown; a person with rough, crude manners ...1825 Sc.
• RAM-HEAD † n. 1. a halyard block ...1514 nautical usage
† n. 2. one who has a head like a ram; a dull, thick-witted, obstinate person; a stupid person, a blockhead ...1605
† n. 3. a cuckold ...1632
† vb. to make a cuckold of ...1713
• RAM-HEADED adj. stupid, thick-headed, dull ...1813
• RAMIE n. a calf, esp. a small or sickly one ...1936 Amer. dial.
• RAMIEGEISTER n. a sharp stroke or blow; also, an injury ...1825 Sc.
• RAMIFEROUS * adj. bearing branches ...1819
• RAMIFICATE * vb. to branch out ...1844
• RAMIFY vb. to choke; to crowd up ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMILLET †* n. a bouquet or nosegay of flowers ...c1620
• RAM IN vb. 1. to crush, to burst in ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 2. to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMIN n. a persistent crying for something, as of a sick child ...1901 Sc.
• RAM INTO vb. to do with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMISED adj. 1. dazed, as from lack of sleep or from being suddenly awakened; stupefied, listless in a peevish, fretful way; esp. of a child ...a1838 Sc.
adj. 2. witless, stupid ...a1838 Sc.
• RAMISHED adj. 1. confused or excited with drink ...1791 Sc.
adj. 2. dazed, as from lack of sleep or from being suddenly awakened; stupefied, listless in a peevish, fretful way; esp. of a child ...a1838 Sc.
adj. 3. witless, stupid ...a1838 Sc.
adj. 4. furious, raging, crazy ...1899 Sc.
• RAMISON n. a long, tedious story; small talk ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAM IT! int. 1. an exclamation of dismissal ...1930s sl., orig. US
int. 2. an expression of praise or encouragement ...1980s UK Black sl.
• RAM-JAM adj. tightly packed; full to excess; generally used with 'full' ...1895 Eng. dial.
adv. forcibly; headlong ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. (usually as 'ramjam') a crowd ...1970s UK Black sl.
vb. 1. to crowd, to pack closely together; to cram ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stuff with food ...L19 sl.
• RAM-JAM FULL adj. crammed full ...1879 Eng. dial. & sl.
• RAMJEED adj. tipsy, confused, muddled ...1791 Sc.
• RAMJOLLOCK vb. to shuffle cards ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAMKIN †* n. a young ram ...1638
• RAMLIN adj. clumsy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMLIN-LAD n. a tall, fast-growing boy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMMACK n. 1. a worthless article; a scrap ...1884 Sc.
n. 2. a large raw-boned person who speaks and acts heedlessly; a ninny, a simpleton; a dissolute spendthrift; a false-hearted fellow; a backbiter; a double-dealer ...19C Sc.
n. 3. a person who turns things topsy-turvy ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 4. a stick, esp. a large rugged piece of stick ...19C Sc.
vb. 1. to romp; to rush about riotously; to clamber about ...1884 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to turn things topsy-turvy ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMMACKING adj. rambling, scrambling ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMMACKS n. a romp; a boisterous child ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMMAGE adj. 1. of persons: wild, excited, unruly,  unmanageable ...1714 Sc.
† adj. 2. of a road: rough-set ...1809 Sc.
adj. 3. frenzied, crazed with drink; sexually excited, voluptuous ...1824 Sc.
• RAMMAGED adj. drunk ...18C sl.
• RAMMAS n. a long, tedious story; small talk ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMMATRACK n. a rabble ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMMATREK n. 1. a rabble; a  frolicsome, mischievous crowd, esp. of children ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. rubbish, trash ...1908 Sc.
• RAMMED adj. 1. damned ...M19 sl.
adj. 2. crammed, stuffed full ...1996 UK sl.
• RAMMEL † n. 1. rubbish of any kind ...1370-71 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. brushwood, underwood, small trees or bushes ...1373 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 3. small, crooked, or rubbishy branches, esp. from trees which have been felled and trimmed ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 4. a big-boned, scraggy animal ...1866 Sc.
n. 5. a rough person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMMEL-HEADED adj. of a wandering, giddy disposition ...1824 Sc.
• RAMMELIN' adj. talkative,  untrustworthy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMMELSOME adj. rough, troublesome; hot-headed, impetuous, blundering ...1864 Sc.
• RAMMELY adj. of a boy: fast-growing, tall, lanky ...1887 Sc.
• RAMMER n. 1. the penis ...L17 sl.
n. 2. an instrument for mashing turnips ...1776 Sc.
n. 3. the arm ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. a heavy, clumsy shoe ...1810
n. 5. the leg ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a knock, a rap ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 7. anything very large; a huge, uncouth thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. an enthusiastic, energetic copulator ...1970s US gay sl.
vb. to exaggerate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMMICK vb. 1. to romp; to rush about riotously; to clamber about ...1884 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to turn things topsy-turvy ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMMIES n. 1. trousers, pants ...1906 Aust. rhyming sl. ('rammy rousers')
n. 2. knickers ...1950s sl.
• RAMMING adj. 1. forcible, 'go-ahead' ...1825 sl.
adj. 2. very big, huge ...1864 Eng. dial.
• RAMMING-TIME † n. the copulation of sheep ...1590
• RAMMIS vb. to behave frantically; to rush wildly about ...a1585 Sc.
• RAMMISH † adj. 1. of smell, taste, etc.: rank, rancid, acrid, strong, stinking, highly disagreeable ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. lascivious, lustful ...1577
† adj. 3. wild, violent, untamed, rash; strong ...1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of either gender: sexually enthusiastic ...M17 sl.
adj. 5. furious, crazed with rage or hunger ...1825 Sc.
adj. 6. of children: boisterous, romping ...1825 Sc.
adv. vigorously, furiously ...1929 Sc.
vb. to behave frantically; to rush wildly about; to go about in a state approaching frenzy ...a1585 Sc.
• RAMMISHLY adv. 1. stinkingly, rancidly ...1567
† adv. 2. lasciviously, lustfully ...a1693
• RAMMISHNESS n. 1. rancidity ...1552
n. 2. lasciviousness, lust ...1617
• RAMMIST * adj. mad, crazy, frantic ...1456 Sc.
• RAMMISTNESS † n. madness, frenzy ...1456 Sc.
• RAMMLEGAUCUS † n. a stupid, blundering fellow ...1923 Sc.
• RAMMLEGUISHON n. a sturdy, rattling fellow ...1825 Sc.
• RAMMLEQUISHON n. a sturdy, rattling fellow ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMMOCK n. 1. a big, coarse person, esp. one of a stubborn position ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. a big rough piece of wood; a gnarled and knotty stick ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a large, raw-boned worthless animal ...1924 Sc.
n. 4. a confused or twisted mass of anything ...1925 Sc.
n. 5. a worthless object ...1929 Sc.
vb. to romp; to rush about riotously; to clamber about ...1884 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAMMUCK vb. to romp; to rush about riotously; to clamber about ...1884 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAMMUCKY adj. dissolute, wanton, depraved ...1893 Eng. dial.
• RAMMY adj. 1. rank, rancid, stinking ...1607 now chiefly N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of either gender: sexually enthusiastic ...M17 sl.
adj. 3. suffering from delirium tremens ...1950s US prison sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...1960s US sl.
adj. 5. eccentric ...1970s US sl.
adj. 6. wild, furious, lecherous ...1973 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a spoon, esp. of horn ...1809 Sc.
n. 2. a general fight; a brawl; a scuffle; a violent disturbance or commotion; a noisy argument; a row; a bustling crowd ...1935 Sc. sl.
vb. to take part in crowd violence ...1996 Sc.
• RAMMYJEESTER n. a sharp stroke or blow ...1825 Sc.
• RAMMY ROUSERS n. trousers, pants ...1906 Aust. rhyming sl.
• RAMONEUR n. 1. a colour resembling that of soot (dingy shade of brown approaching nearly to black) ...1835
n. 2. a chimney-sweep ...1859
• RAM OUT vb. to exaggerate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMP adj. 1. wild, bold, wanton, unrestrained, rompish; full of rude health and spirits ...1713 Sc.
adj. 2. riotous, boisterous, disorderly, violent ...1715 Sc.
adj. 3. rank, rancid, having a strong smell ...1824 Sc.
† n. 1. a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl: a high-spirited, independent woman, usually synonymous with a prostitute ...a1450
n. 2. a severe wrench; a sprain ...1783 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a fit of furious anger; passion ...1798
n. 4. any form of swindle or fraud; a swindle or racket involving charging exorbitant prices ...1812 sl.
n. 5. a romp, a scuffle; a boisterous struggle ...1818 Sc.
n. 6. a shirt ..1845 Sc.
n. 7. a racecourse swindler; hence, any swindler ...L19 sl.
n. 8. a curve ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a romp; a tomboy ...1896 Sc.
n. 10. a spree, a boisterous good time ...L19 sl.
n. 11. a search of a prisoner or prison cell; conducted to search for contraband, though often carried out with much destruction in order to harass the prisoner ...1919 Aust. sl.
n. 12. a public house bar counter; hence, a public house ...1935 UK sl.
n. 13. a sloping outside cellar door ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 14. a search ...1980s Aust. sl.
† vb. 1. to clutch wildly at ...a1300
vb. 2. to storm and rage with violent gestures; to act in a furious or threatening manner ...c1386
†* vb. 3. to creep or crawl on the ground ...1390
† vb. 4. to climb, to scramble ...1523 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. to behave licentiously; to go about in a loose, immodest way; to act in a promiscuous manner; to work as a prostitute ...1530 obs.
† vb. 6. to eat greedily or noisily ...1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 7. to snatch, to tear, to pluck; to pull suddenly or sharply ...1567 obs.
vb. 8. to remove or take away roughly ...1570
†* vb. 9. to trample in triumph ...1579-80
vb. 10. to behave with reckless or riotous violence ...1627
vb. 11. to rush about in a wild or excited manner ...1627
† vb. 12. to romp, to frolic, to prance ...1657 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 13. to defraud or swindle; to rob; to force one to pay a pretended bet  ...1812 sl.
vb. 14. to grow rapidly; of plants: to grow luxuriantly ...1820 Eng. dial.
vb. 15. to rage violently; to use violent language; of pain: to rage ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 16. to sail swiftly ...1872
vb. 17. to stomp, to beat the floor with the feet...1886 Sc.
vb. 18. to force someone to pay their debts ...L19 sl.
vb. 19. to boil vigorously ...1901 Sc.
vb. 20. to eat with a gnashing sound ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 21. to outwit; to cheat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 22. to sprain; to tear violently ...Bk1905 Eng, dial.
vb. 23. to search a prisoner or a prison cell ...1919 Aust. sl.
vb. 24. to play around, literally or figuratively ...1930s Aust. & W. Indies sl.
vb. 25. to tease, to banter, to trick ...1980s UK Black sl.
vb. 26. to pretend ...2000 UK sl.
• RAMPACIOUS * adj. 1. lively, spirited, boisterous; wild, unruly, outrageous; rampageous ...1837
adj. 2. crazy, eccentric ...M19 sl.
• RAMPADGEON n. a furious, boisterous, or quarrelsome fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPAGEOUS adj. 1. violent; unruly; boisterous, noisy, disorderly ...1822
adj. 2. angry, furious ...1859 Sc. & Eng, dial.
adj. 3. outrageous, obstreperous ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMPAGEOUSLY adv. recklessly, riotously ...1840
• RAMPAGEOUSNESS n. reckless or riotous behaviour ...1883
• RAMPAGER n. a restless, romping person; one who prances about furiously; a boisterous or quarrelsome person ...1879 Sc.
• RAMPAGEROUS adj. 1. angry, furious ...1890 Eng, dial.
adj. 2. an intensifier, as a lot  of rampagerous damage ...1891 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. boisterous, noisy, disorderly ...1890 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. outrageous, obstreperous ...1890 Eng. dial.
• RAMPAGINOUS adj. furious, angry, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous, noisy, disorderly, outrageous ...1822 Sc.
• RAMPAGIOUS adj. 1. violent; unruly; boisterous ...1822
adj. 2. glaring, outrageous ...1889
• RAMPALLIAN n. a ruffian, a scoundrel, a villain ...L16
• RAMPALLION † n. 1. a ruffian, a villain, a scoundrel, a rogue, a knave, a rascal ...1593
† n. 2. a female rampallion, knave, rogue, rascal ...1602
• RAMPANCY n. 1. the condition of being rampant; violent action; fierceness ...1664
n. 2. lasciviousness, lust ...1699
• RAMP AND RAVE vb. to be mad with passion ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMP AND ROVE vb. to be in a state of almost unbearable pain ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMPANT adj. 1. of a fierce disposition ...1387
adj. 2. violent and extravagant in action, opinion, etc. ...1628
† adj. 3. lustful, lascivious; vicious ...c1680
adj. 4. extremely painful, agonizing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
†* n. a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl; an impudent female ...1671
• RAMPANTLY adv. with reckless or riotous violence ...1426
• RAMPANTUS † adj. overbearing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPART n. 1. a high road ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the curbstone of a footpath ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPASH adv. in a violent or energetic manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to set to work in a violent, energetic manner ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RAM PASTURE n. a bunkhouse or dormitory for men ...1934 Amer. dial.
• RAMP DOOR n. a sloping outside cellar door ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAMPED adj. drunk ...1992 US campus sl.
• RAMPELTER n. a big lie ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPEN †* vb. to force, to ram ...a1300
• RAMPER adj. playful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. one who initiates a new prisoner by robbing them of their possessions ...E19 UK prison sl.
n. 2. one who claimed to have made bets to bookmakers, and hustled and surrounded them if they refused to pay ...1819
n. 3. a raised road through a marsh or bog; a raised footway; a high road ...1890 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a street thug, a hooligan ...L19 sl.
n. 5. a noisy, stamping fellow; one who acts violently or destructively ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to rush about; to act violently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPICK † adj. of a tree or bough: partially decayed or dead; bare of leaves or twigs ...1593 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMPIKE n. a decaying or dead tree; a spiky stump or stem of a tree ...1865 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RAMPING adj. 1. high-spirited; promiscuous ...M15
†* adj. 2. creeping, crawling ...c1440
adj. 3. of persons, their actions, etc.: violent, extravagant, unrestrained, excessive ...1483
†* adj. 4. of plants: climbing, clasping ...1578
† adj. 5. romping, frolicking, frolicsome ...1697
adj. 6. tall; quickly or luxuriantly growing ...1821 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. raging; distracted; raving; eager ...1892 Sc.
adj. 8. an intensifier, as in 'ramping good' ....Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. extremely, very much ...E19 sl.
* adv. 2. exuberantly ...1886
n. 1. the act of raging in fury ...1656
† n. 2. a frolicking, romping ...1657 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a defrauding, or swindling; cheating, fraud ...1830
n. 4. a crazy longing ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMPING-MAD adj. 1. furiously angry ...1896 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. noisily drunk ...B1900 sl.
• RAMPION n. a stick, a cudgel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPIRE † n. 1. a defender, a warrior ...1555
† n. 2. a dam, a barrier ...1586
n. 3. a raised road or way; the highway ...1848 Eng. dial.
†* vb. to fix or establish firmly ...1555
• RAMPISH †* adj. giving to romping or frolicking ...1530
• RAMPLE vb. 1. to romp, to scramble ...1873 Sc.
vb. 2. to stomp noisily with the feet by way of applause ...1893 Sc.
• RAMPLER adj. rowdy, devil-may-care ...1822 Sc.
n. a rowdy, devil-may-care, roving lad ...1889 Sc.
• RAMPLISH †* vb. to cover ...1494
• RAMPLOR adj. roving, unsettled, restless ...1821 Sc.
n. a gay, roving fellow ...1822 Sc.
• RAMPLOSITY n. a boisterousness, roving disposition ...1887 Sc.
• RAMPOOCH vb. to seize a person by his arms and legs and to ram his buttock forcibly against a tree or post ...1923 Amer. dial.
• RAMP-RIDER n. a rank rider, a highwayman ...a1800 Sc.
• RAMPS †* n. 1. romps, frolics ...1747
n. 2. a reckless, dissipated person; a noisy, merry, boisterous fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a faked-up argument or similar commotion intended to disguise a swindle or confidence trick ...1910s sl.
• RAMP-SCUTTLE n. a romp; a tomboy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMPSE vb. to rush or roam about, esp. in search of sexual encounters; to gad about, to gallivant ...1929 Amer. dial.
• RAMPSING adj. tall; awkward, ungainly ...1873 Eng. dial.
• RAMPSMAN n. someone who commits robbery with violence ...1859 sl.
• RAMPTIOUS adj. violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1953 Amer. dial. 
• RAMP UP vb. to heap up ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPY adj. romping ...1896 Sc.
• RAM-RACE adj. headstrong, precipitate, impetuous ...1900 Sc.
n. 1. a precipitate, headlong rush, like that of a ram ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a short run preparatory to a jump ...1695 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a rough game among boys: one catches his neighbour by the neck of the jacket and breech of the trousers, and rushes him forward as fast as he can run; sometimes given as a punishment ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMRAID n. a method of stealing from shops whereby the thief steals a car, uses it as a battering ram to gain entry into the shop-front, smashing it's way through any defenses; the car is filled with loot, then driven away ...1991 sl.
vb. to rob a premises, using a vehicle as a battering ram and driving it through a window or wall ...1987 UK sl.
• RAMRAIDER n. 1. one who steals from shops by smashing a stolen car into the shop-front, then driving away with the car filled with loot ...1991 sl.
n. 2. a powerful amphetamine sulphate ...1990s UK sl.
• RAM-RAIDING n. a method of robbery that utilizes a motor vehicle as a battering ram to gain entry, often using the vehicle to make off with stolen goods ...1991 UK sl.
• RAM-RIDING n. a punishment, esp. inflicted on married people convicted of immorality: a cart in which were represented burlesque representatives of the erring pair, was drawn through the village, attended by a procession of men and boys, on donkeys, blowing horns; the custom was often the occasion of much riotous behaviour ...1891 Eng. dial.
• RAMROD n. 1. the penis ...Urquhart usage
n. 2. a landlord ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a boss, a superintendent, a foreman, a person in charge, esp. one who is a rigid disciplinarian ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a school teacher ...1936 Amer. dial.
vb.1. to boss, to manage, esp. in a strictly disciplined way; to be a strict disciplinarian or taskmaster ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to force, deceive, or overpersuade one into doing something ...1952 Amer. dial.
• RAMRODDER n. 1. a boss, a superintendent, a foreman, a person in charge, esp. one who is a rigid disciplinarian ...1970 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who steals from shops by smashing a stolen car into the shop-front, then driving away with the car filled with loot ...1990s sl.
• RAMRODDY adj. stiff, unbending ...1886 nonce word
• RAMRODISM n. military stiffness ...1880 nonce word
• RAMS, THE n. delirium tremens ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAMSACK vb. 1. to ransack; to search through in an exhaustive, messy or destructive way; to rummage ...1837 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to romp; to turn topsy-turvy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• RAMSACKING adj. riotous, brawling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. joking, rough usage ...1897 Eng. dial.
• RAM-SAMMY n. 1. a family quarrel; a noisy gathering; a commotion, a riotous party ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. 2. ('Ramsammy') any Hindu, esp. Indian coolies ...L19 sl., orig. Indian Army
• RAMSASSPATORIOUS adj. excited, anxious, impatient ...1916 Amer. dial.
• RAMSCALLION n. an offensively dirty person; a vagrant of low, rude, worthless habits; a mean wretched fellow ...1733 now chiefly N. Eng. dial.
• RAM'S-CAT n. a tomcat ...1827 Eng. dial.
• RAM'S CLAWS n. a buttercup ...1900 Amer. dial.
• RAMSCOOTER n. 1. a clumsy fellow ...1921 Sc.
n. 2. a state of dither or distracted activity ...1922 Sc.
vb. 1. to set about with violence, to drub, to trounce, to drive off in terror ...1887 Sc.
vb. 2. to drench with water from a squirt or syringe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSCOOTRIFY vb. 1. to set about with violence, to beat up, to drub, to trounce, to drive off in terror ...1887 Sc. nonce word
vb. 2. to defeat verbally ...20C Irish sl.
• RAMSCULLION † n. an offensively dirty person; a worthless wretch; a rascal; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond, a vagrant; a ne'er-do-well ...1866 Sc.
• RAMSGATE n. the hand ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Ramsgate Sand)
• RAMSGATE SAND n. the hand ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• RAMSH adj. 1. of edibles: rank or unpleasant to the palate, coarse; harsh to the taste; rank, foul; of alcohol: strong, fiery ... 1808 Sc.
adj. 2. brusque, testy ...1871 Sc.
n. a munch, a single act of chewing coarse or rank food, as raw vegetables ...1825 Sc.
vb. to eat voraciously and noisily; to munch and chew vigorously with much noise; to crunch with the teeth ...1825 Sc.
• RAMSHACK adj. run-down, in disrepair ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a good-for-nothing fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a run-down or makeshift house ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to ransack; to search through in an exhaustive, messy or destructive way; to rummage ...1901 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to wreck; to put out of shape or order ...1964 Amer. dial.
• RAMSHACKELDY adj. dilapidated, in a state of disrepair, run-down ...1911 Amer. dial.
• RAMSHACKERING adj. 1. rickety, dilapidated ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
† adj. 2. worthless, idle, unsteady ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKETTY adj. worthless, unsteady, dissipated ...1841 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKLE adj. 1. loose and shaky as if ready to fall to pieces; rickety, tumbledown, dilapidated, in disorder; orig. said chiefly of carriages and houses ...1830
adj. 2. of persons, actions, etc.: unsteady, irregular, disorderly, rude ...1855 chiefly Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of persons: unkempt, untidy, rough ...1882 Sc.
adj. 4. in a state of ill health, weak ...1889
adj. 5. difficult to utter or repeat ...1923 Sc.
n. 1. a thoughtless or reckless fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
n. 2. something rickety or tumbledown ...1865 nonce use
n. 3. a run-down or makeshift house ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to ransack, to search for closely; to plunder ...1802 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. 
vb. 2. to throw into confusion; to reduce to a state of disorder, to wreck ...1825 Sc.
• RAMSHACKLED adj. 1. dilapidated, run-down, in a state of disrepair, rickety, tumbledown ...1675
adj. 2. deformed ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. confused and obstructed in motion, action, or intention ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. (as 'Ram-shackled') subjected to anal intercourse, usually by a person with a large penis ...1990s sl.
• RAMSHACKLETY adj. dilapidated, in a state of disrepair, run-down ...1905 Amer. dial.
• RAMSHACKLEY adj. rickety ...1895 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKLING adj. 1. rickety, tumbledown, dilapidated ...1868
adj. 2. worthless; idle; unsteady ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKLY adj. rickety, tumbledown, dilapidated, run-down, in a state of disrepair ...1857
• RAMSHAG vb. to ransack; to search through in an exhaustive, messy or destructive way; to rummage ...1959 Amer. dial.
• RAMSHANKLING adj. idle, worthless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM-SHEEP † n. the common sheep ...1797
• RAMSHEUCHET adj. dishevelled ...1876 Sc.
• RAM'S HORN adj. noisy ...1910s sl.
n. someone who speaks very loudly ...1910s sl.
• RAMSKEERIE adj. very restive and lustful, as of a ram ...1824 Sc.
n. a wild, hilarious romp; one who is almost hysterical as a result of this ...1880 Sc.
• RAMSKERIE † adj. restive; lustful ...1824 Sc.
• RAM SKIN n. a bailiff ...E19 Anglo-Irish
• RAMSKITTLE vb. to trounce, to set about someone with violence ...1952 Sc.
• RAM-SKULLED adj. thick in the skull, stupid, dense ...1793 Sc.
• RAM-SKYT †* n. a term of abuse ...c1460
• RAM'S PASTURE n. in oil drilling: non-productive land ...1954 US sl.
• RAMSQUADDLE adj. drunk ...M19 US sl.
vb. 1. to beat, to thrash ...1830 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to drink heavily ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to overcome, to use up ...M19 US sl.
• RAMSQUEETER n. a state of dither or distracted activity ...1922 Sc.
• RAMSTACKER † n. a blundering, awkward, loutish fellow ...1825 Sc.
vb. to act in a clumsy, awkward, blundering manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMSTACKERIN † adj. behaving in a blundering, awkward, loutish manner ...1825 Sc.
• RAMSTAGEOUS adj. rough, coarse, uncouth ...1811 Sc.
• RAMSTALKER n. a clumsy, awkward, blundering fellow ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAM-STAM adj. 1. precipitate, headstrong, hasty, impetuous, reckless ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. headlong, precipitate ...19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 1. in a headlong, precipitate manner; recklessly, rashly, rudely; in confusion ...1735 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 2. at random ...19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. headstrong, impetuous action; furious rush, precipitateness ...1790 Sc.
n. 2. a giddy, forward, impetuous, reckless person ...1823 Sc.
n. 3. the strongest home-brewed beer ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to walk, rush or blunder about in a headlong, impetuous manner ...1816 Sc.
• RAMSTAM-LIKE adv. as with a headlong rush ...1889 Sc.
• RAMSTAMPHISH adj. rough, blunt, unrefined; unceremonious; forward and noisy ...1818 Sc.
• RAMSTOORIE adj. of a vigorous but not meticulous worker: slapdash, rough and ready ...1949 Sc.
vb. to drub, to trounce, to set about with violence ...1960 Sc.
• RAMSTOUGAR adj. 1. rough, with the implication of strength ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. irresponsible, harebrained, heedless ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. of a woman: bold, masculine ...a1838 Sc.
adj. 4. rough in manner, boisterous, riotous, disorderly; quarrelsome ...1864 Sc.
† adj. 5. austere ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMSTOUGEROUS adj. 1. rough in manner, boisterous, riotous, disorderly; quarrelsome ...1864 Sc.
† adj. 2. austere ...Bk1905 Sc.
† adj. 3. heedless, harebrained ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMSTRANG adj. headlong, obstinate, stiff-necked ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSTUDIOUS adj. violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, rambunctious, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUGENOUS adj. violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUGEROUS adj. rough in manner, boisterous, riotous, disorderly; quarrelsome ...1864 Sc.
• RAMSTUGGEN n. a rough-mannered person ...1923 Sc.
• RAMSTUGINOUS adj. violent and reckless in behaviour; rambunctious, outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUGIOUS adj. 1. violent and reckless in behaviour; rough and strong, coarse, uncouth; rambunctious, outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1811 Sc. & Amer. dial.
† adj. 2. austere ...Bk1905 Sc.
† adj. 3. heedless, harebrained ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMSTUJOUS adj. violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, rambunctious, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RAM-TAM adv. in a headlong, precipitate manner; rashly, rudely; • in confusion ...1735 Sc.
• RAMTANGLEMENT n. confusion, disorder ...1825 Sc.
• RAM TUBE n. in a drag racing car: an injector that forces air into a carburettor ...1970 US sl.
• RAMUL UP vb. to eat greedily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM UP adj. full ...1980s UK Black sl.
vb. to fill up, to crowd ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RAMUSCLE † n. a small branch ...1677
• RAMVERSE † vb. 1. to overturn, to overthrow ...1412-20
† vb. 2. to capsize, to upset ...1593
† vb. 3. to reverse, to withdraw; to remove, to take away ...1632
• RAMVERT † vb. to reverse, to withdraw ...1632
• RAMWARD adv. to the right ...1883 Eng dial.
• RAMZY adj. having a damp smell ...1970 Amer. dial.
• RANAHAN n. an experienced cowhand; a cowboy ...1936 Amer. dial.
• RANALD n. a fox ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANARIAN adj. like a frog, 'froggy' ...1814 nonce word
• RANARIUM n. a place in which frogs are kept ...1889
• RANCE n. a prop or support ...1808 chiefly Sc.
vb. 1. to prop, to support ...1808 Sc.
vb. 2. to caper about rowdily ...1856 Sc.
vb. 3. to fill completely; to choke up ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANCEL vb. 1. to search throughout a parish for stolen or for insufficient goods; also, to inquire into every kind of misdemeanour ...1615 Sc.
vb. 2. to search for; to grope; to ransack ...1898 Sc.
• RANCESCENT * adj. becoming rancid ...1832
• RANCH *  1. a scratch; a flesh wound ...1611
n. 2. a hut or house in the country ...1808 US
n. 3. a sprain (dialect form of 'wrench') ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a house ...1960 US sl.
n. 5. any place where marijuana is sold ...1945 US sl.
n. 6. in trucking: anywhere a trucker spends the night ...1976 US sl.
† vb. 1. to tear, to cut, to scratch ...c1430 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* vb. 2. to pull, to pluck ...1579
vb. 3. to sprain (dialect form of 'wrench') ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to scratch deeply and severely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to idle; to spend time doing little, to waste time ...1991 US sl.
vb. 6. to bring to orgasm, to make ejaculate ...1990s US sl.
• RANCHERO n. a rancher, usually one who is a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1826 Amer. dial.
• RANCH HAND n. a C-123 aircraft equipped with tanks filled with defoliants used on the Vietnam jungle ...1969 US sl.
• RANCHY adj. dirty, disgusting, indecent ...E19 US sl.
• RANCID adj. 1. nasty, disagreeable, odious ...1883
adj. 2. infatuated ...1900s sl.
adj. 3. ugly, unattractive ...1980s US teen sl.
adj. 4. in poor taste ...1989 US sl.
adj. 5. excellent, brilliant ...1993 Aust. sl.
• RANCIDUOUS † adj. rancid, rank ...1688
• RANCIE adj. having a ruddy complexion, high-coloured, florid, fiery-faced ...1805 Sc.
• RANCIFY vb. to make rancid, to sour ...1826 Sc.
• RANCOROUS adj. 1. having, or partaking of, the nature of rancour; bitter, resentful, spiteful ...1590
† adj. 2. of a wound or sore: festering, inflamed, full of corruption, suppurating ...1660
• RANCOROUSLY adv. bitterly, spitefully ...1767
• RANCOROUSNESS n. long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; bitterness ...1727
• RANCOUR n. 1. inveterate and bitter ill-feeling, grudge, or animosity; malignant hatred or spitefulness; bitterness ...a1300
†* n. 2. rancid smell; rancidity; rankness ...c1400
† vb. to have rancorous feelings; to rankle, to be bitter ...1530 now rare or obs.
• RANCOURING adj. making bitter ...a1814
† n. suppuration, festering ...1567
• RANCY adj. 1. having a ruddy complexion, high-coloured, florid, fiery-faced ...1805 Sc.
adj. 2. rancid ...1899 Eng. dial.
• RANCY-TANCY adj. fancy, refined ...1950s Aust. rhyming sl.
• RAND † n. 1. a border, margin, or brink of land ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a strip or long slice ...c1394 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* n. 3. a piece or mass of ice ...1633
* n. 4. a rim, a margin ...1830
n. 5. a melting; as much as may be melted at one time ...Bk1905 Sc.
†* vb. 1. to rave, to rant and roar like bacchanals ...1601
† vb. 2. to cut fish into long slices ...1630
vb. 3. to go round soliciting votes, to canvass ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RANDALL † vb. to move without fixed course, to move at random ...1599
• RANDAL'S MAN n. a silk handkerchief with a green base and white spots ...M19 sl. 
• RAN-DAN adj. senseless; idle; disorderly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a drunken carousal or riot; riotous or disorderly behaviour; a spree; a noisy merrymaking ...c1710
n. 2. a loud knocking; a noise, din ...1777 Eng. dial.
* n. 3. a riotous or disorderly person; a dissolute or debauched person ...a1809
n. 4. a string of words conveying no particular information; foolish talk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. an ill temper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
†* vb. 1. to abuse, to vituperate ...1764
vb. 2. to beat ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to upbraid severely ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to make a noise with rough singing, and the beating of pots and pans, at the house of a man who has beaten his wife ...1869 Eng. dial.
• RANDED adj. 1. of bacon: streaked; of two colours ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of fruit and vegetables: specked, bruised on the outer coat, but not beyond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDEM TANDEM n. three horses driven in tandem ...M19 sl.
• RANDER † n. 1. order ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. a great talker ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to ramble in discourse; to talk idly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANDERING adj. talkative ...1836 Sc.
• RANDERS n. idle or incoherent talk; idle rumours ...Bk1905 Sc.
• R AND I phr. extremely exciting or enjoyable ...1980s US college sl. (Radical and Intense)
• RANDIBO-HOUSE n. a questionable house ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDIE adj. 1. having a rude, aggressive manner; loud-tongued and coarse-spoken ...1698 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. boisterous, riotous, disorderly, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. a sturdy, rude-mannered beggar; a thorough vagrant ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman ...1816 Sc..
• RANDIFIED adj. scolding ...1894 Sc.
• RANDIGAL n. 1. a concourse of people ...1864 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a string of nonsense; a long, rambling tale ...1895 Eng. dial.
• RANDING adv. piecemeal; in small parts ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
†* n. a raving, a ranting ...1609
• RANDIVOO n. a noise; an uproar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDIVOOSE n. a noise; an uproar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDLE vb. 1. to punish a boy for cheating or other offenses by pulling his hair or ears ...1830 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to knock up, to exhaust ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDLE-PIK'D adj. of a tree: having the upper branches dead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDLE-TREE n. a tall, thin person ...1815 Sc.
• RANDOLPH n. a spot ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Randolph Scott)
• RANDOLPH SCOTT n. a spot ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• RANDOM * adj. 1. of persons: living irregularly ...c1825
adj. 2. idle, disorderly ...1870 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. impulsive, uncontrolled, flighty, careless ...1880 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. ordinary if unexpected ...1968 US sl.
adj. 5. eccentric, bizarre, odd ...1980s US college & teen sl.
adj. 6. spontaneous, unexpected ...1980s US college & teen sl.
†* adv. randomly ...1618
† n.1.  impetuosity, great speed, force, or violence in riding, running, striking, etc. ...c1305
n. 2. a stranger; someone who does not fit in ...1960s US college sl.
vb. to be in a straight line ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDOM JOE n. an unspecified person ...1980s US college sl.
• RANDOM SCOOT n. an outing with no definite destination; a pleasure drive ...1878 Amer. dial.
• RANDOM-SHOT n. a wild young fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDOM-SPLORE n. a chance frolic ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANDOM TANDEM n. three horses driven in tandem ...M19 sl.
• RANDON † n. a rush or stream, as of words, fire ...c1440
†* vb. to fly at random ...1602
• RAND OUT †* vb. to utter in a furious manner ...1609
• R AND R phr. 1. 'Rest and Rotation'; a transfer or leave from a fighting military unit to a base or town removed from the fighting; a short leave or vacation given a soldier from the front lines to a rest camp or town ...World War II US Army usage
phr. 2. a several-day period spent in drinking, sexual activity, or general carousal ...World War II US Army usage
phr. 3. rest and rehabilitation; rest and recovery; rest and recreation; rest and recuperation; rape and restitution; rape and ruin; rape and run  - a brief stint away from combat or regular duty ...1953 US sl.
phr. 4. rock 'n roll ...1977 UK
phr. 5. 'rape and robbery - a brief stint away from combat or regular duty ...1996 UK sl.
• RANDWHANG n. a termagant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDY adj.  1. having a rude, aggressive manner; loud-tongued and coarse-spoken ...1698 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. feeling sexual desire, wanton, lustful ...1785 Eng. dial. & sl.
adj. 3. disorderly, disreputable, given to drink; boisterous, riotous, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 4, violent, emotional ...18C sl.
adj. 5. abusive, noisy ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. fond of attending social gatherings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. homosexual, perhaps seen as a threatening or predatory characteristic ...1968 UK sl.
adv. madly, wildly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
RANDY n. a sturdy, rude-mannered beggar; a thorough vagrant ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. a thief ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. wandering ballad-singer ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a frolic; a merrymaking; a drunken carousal ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. riotous living; a noisy merrymaking or revel ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a wild, noisy, reckless person ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
†* vb. 1. to canvass ...a1720
vb. 2. to scold ...1828 Sc.
vb. 3. to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree; to brawl ...1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to make sexually excited ...L19 sl.
• RANDY-ARSED adj. feeling sexual desire, lustful ...1968 sl.
• RANDY-ASSED adj. sexually voracious ...L19 sl.
• RANDY-BEGGAR n. a beggar who extorts alms by threatening; a tinker ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANDY-BOOZE n. a feast, an uproarious holiday ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDYBOW n. a noise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to create a disturbance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDY'D adj. of bacon: streaked; of two colours ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANDY-DANDY n. a violent and vulgar quarrelsome woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDY-GO n. a noisy merrymaking or revel ...1825 Eng. dial.
• RANDY-LIKE adj. having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits ...1822 Sc.
• RANDY-LOOKING adj. having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits ...1895 Sc.
• RANDY-ROUT n. an uproar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDY-ROW n. a noisy merrymaking; a disturbance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDY-RUET n. a blast upon a horn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to break wind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDYVOO n. 1. noise, arguments ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a tavern ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 3. a sexual encounter ...1940s sl.
• RANDY-WHANG n. a termagant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANE * n. 1. a prolonged cry or utterance; a long string of words; a rigmarole...c1425 Sc. 
n. 2. idle, unmeaning talk frequently repeated; a frequent repetition of the same sound; a fable ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a crack in wood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to demand with a continuous cry ...1513
vb. 2. to wail or complain incessantly ...1899 Sc.
vb. 3. to repeat constantly the same thing; to murmur monotonously; to rhyme ...1899 Sc.
vb. 4. to cause to crack or split; to crack, to split ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANED adj. streaked, of two colours ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANEGILL n. a masterful, turbulent person or animal ...1871 Sc.
• RANFLA n. a car that has been lowered and otherwise customized for teen use ...1990s US sl.
• RANFORCE † vb. 1. to strengthen, to fortify ...1547
† vb. 2. to force, to break open ...1637
• RANG † n. a range, rank ...c1470 Sc. rare or obs.
• RANGALE † n. 1. the ranks or main body of an army ...c1330 chiefly Sc.
† n. 2. rabble, esp. of an army; camp-followers ...1375 Sc.
† n. 3. the common herd of deer ...1513
• RANGAT † n. 1. disorder, disturbance, noise ...1500-20 Sc.
† n. 2. rabble ...1535 Sc.
• RANGATANG n. a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RANGE * n. 1. a row, line, file or rank of persons or animals ...a1300
†* n. 2. dripping, 'kitchen-fee' ...1469
* n. 3. rank, class, order ...1625
n. 4. a strip of land; a border ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a stroll ...1893 Sc.
n. 6. a thorough search ...1893 Sc.
n. 7. a clattering noise ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 8. the open area outside a row of cells ...1910s Can & US prison sl.
n. 9. a Range Rover ...2000s sl.
vb. 1. of either sex: to live promiscuously ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 2.to live or work as a prostitute ...L17 sl.
vb. 3. to search for thoroughly ...1824 Sc.
vb. 4. to clean out; to rinse ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to make straight, even, or level ...1846
vb. 6. to storm, to rage ...1864 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to emit a clattering, ringing noise, as when pieces of crockery or metal fall; to crash ...1865 Sc.
vb. 8. to poke the fire; to clear out the bars of a grate ...1886 Sc.
vb. 9. to rush about noisily and roughly; to romp ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to exercise a young horse in a ring ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to strive or reach after; to stretch over ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANGE ALONG OF A THING vb. to match or correspond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANGED BATTLE, A † n. a pitched battle ...1530
• RANGEL n. a crowd ...1742 Sc.
• RANGELESS * adj. that has no range or limit ...1838
• RANGELING n. the premonitory pains of childbirth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANGEMENT †* n. arrangement ...1674
• RANGER n. 1. a forest officer, a gamekeeper ...1455 arch.
n. 2. a rover, a wanderer ...1593
† n. 3. a rake, a dissolute or debauched person ...1599
n. 4. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 5. the penis ...17C sl.
n. 6. a wave of unusual height and force ...1891
n. 7. a bushranger ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 8. the 'boss' of a cattle range ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RANGES † n. a fence, an enclosure ...1537
• RANGEVOUGE n. a noise; an uproar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANGGATAN n. a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RANGING adj. 1. of a man: pursuing women, philandering ...M17 sl.
adj. 2. given to noisy working or moving ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 3. rough, unruly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANGITOTO YANK n. (derogatory) an Aucklander ...1980s NZ sl.
• RANGITOTO YANKEE n. (derogatory) an Aucklander ...1980s NZ sl.
• RANGLE * n. 1. small stones or gravel given to hawks, usually to improve their digestion ...1678
n. 2. a crowd ...1742 Sc.
n. 3. a winding ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a wound, fester; a wearisome, rankling pain ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 5. of stones: a heap ...B1900 Sc.
† vb. 1. to rove, to wander, to stray ...1567
vb. 2. to entwine, to entangle, to wind about ...1825 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to move about in a sinuous manner ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to carry on liaison with more than one woman at a time ...B1900 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to rankle ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RANGLE COMMON n. a piece of common land over which anyone may wander at will ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANGLER † n. a rover ...1575
• RANGLING adj. twining, rambling, winding; esp. said of plants ...1863 Eng. dial.
n. a winding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANGO n. a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RANGOOD n. marijuana grown wild ...1960s drugs sl.
• RANGOON n. 1. a prune ...1960s rhyming sl.
n. 2. marijuana grown wild ...1960s drugs sl.
• RANGOON RUNS n. diarrhoea, esp. contracted on foreign holidays ...1940s sl.
• RANGUNSHOCK vb. to roar incessantly, without alternations of quiet ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANGY adj. 1. of places: giving scope for ranging; spacious ...1880
adj. 2. mountainous ...1880 Aust.
adj. 3. of animals: of a long, slender form ...1886
adj. 4. lively, unmanageable, apt to break bounds, as a cow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 5. of eyes: looking in different directions; walleyed ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RANICKY n. a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1916 Amer. dial.
• RANI-CUM-BOOGERIE n. a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1945 Amer. dial.
• RANIKABOO n. a deceptive story or scheme; a caper, a prank; 'monkeyshine'; nonsense; irrelevant, irritating activity ...L19 Amer. sl.
• RANINE * adj. pert. to a frog; frog-like ...1840
• RANISH adj. rash, giddy, rough; furious, violent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANIVOROUS adj. frog-eating ...1821
• RANK † adj. 1. proud, high-minded, haughty; froward, rebellious ...c1000
†* adj. 2. full-grown; mature ...c1000
† adj. 3. stout and strong; formidable ...c1122 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 4. having great speed or force; swift; impetuous; violent ...a1225
adj. 5. gross, highly offensive or loathsome; in later use esp. grossly coarse or indecent ...a1300
† adj. 6. abounding in, full of ...a1300
† adj. 7. abundant, copious ...1303
† adj. 8. excessively great or large; esp. swollen, puffed up, grossly fat, too highly fed ...c1330
† adj. 9. in close array, crowded together; thick, dense ...a1400-50 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
† adj. 10. lustful, licentious; depraved, coarse-minded, libidinous ...c1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 11. having an offensively strong smell; rancid ...a1529
† adj. 12. numerous, frequent ...1545 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
adj. 13. corrupt, foul; festering ...1579
† adj. 14. high or excessive in amount ...1602
* adj. 15. grossly apparent ...1624
adj. 16. second-rate, inferior, disgusting ...M18 sl.
adj. 17. wild, rugged, projecting, rough ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 18. thorough, utter, extreme ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
* adj. 19. firm, strong ...1848
adj. 20. vexed, passionate, in a temper ...1875 Eng. dial.
adj. 21. vigorous, fast ...1883 Amer. dial.
adj. 22. wild, uncontrollable, mischievous, cunning ...1892 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 23. of a boat: top-heavy ...1898 Sc.
adj. 24. very eager, anxious, impatient, ardently desirous ...1899 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 25. sorry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 26. ruined, spoiled; gone awry ...20C Amer. sl.
adj. 27. impertinent, extremely cheeky ...20C W. Indies sl.
adj. 28. in horse racing, of a horse: unruly at the starting post ...1951 Amer. dial.
adj. 29. excellent, first-rate, admirable ...1970s UK Black sl.
† adv. 1. rapidly, violently, headlong ...1590
adv. 2. extremely, completely ...1607
†* n. 1. rankness, strength ...a1300
* n. 2. a row or line of persons ...1571
† n. 3. a class, set, kind of persons or things ...1585
n. 4. in chess: one of the lines of squares stretching across the board from side to side ...1597
n. 5. smoke ...1894 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a failed crime, esp. when foiled by the authorities ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 7. one who is a subject of ridicule; a ridiculous or socially unacceptable person ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a criminal, a gangster ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
†* vb. 1. of a tiger: to roar ...1607
vb. 2. to cheat ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to move in a boisterous manner ...1870 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to lead a wildly dissipated life ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to wander ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to say or do anything that discloses another's guilt in a crime; to deal in innuendo ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 7. to betray, to let down ...1920s US sl.
vb. 8. to catch in the act of committing a crime ...1920s US sl.
vb. 9. to fail, esp. in the commission of a crime ...1920s US criminals' sl.
vb. 10. to lower; to lose status or job seniority ...1930s sl.
vb. 11. to cause problems for another person's plans or actions ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 12. to disdain, to disparage ...1930s US sl.
vb. 13. to kid or tease a person; to annoy, to harass; to ridicule ...1934 Amer. dial.
vb. 14. to insult or put down someone, esp. within one's social group ...1958 US Black sl.
vb. 15. to park a car ...1958 Amer. dial.
• RANK AND RICHES n. breeches, trousers ...L19 rhyming sl.
• RANK AND RITCHES n. breeches, trousers ...L19 rhyming sl.
• RANK AND SMELL n. a common person ...L19 sl.
• RANK-ASS adj. second-rate, inferior, disgusting ...M18 sl.
• RANKED † adj. 1. rancid ...1660
adj. 2. drunk ...1990s US college sl.
• RANKER n. an absolute idiot ...M19 sl.
• RANK FULL adj. full to overflowing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANKFULLY †* adv. rankly ...1607
• RANKING n. the act of insulting, usually one's family, and esp. one's mother ...1960s US Black sl.
• RANKISH †* adj. 1. luxuriant in growth, flourishing ...1398
†* adj. 2. having a bad smell, stinking ...1661
• RANKLE †* n. 1. a festering sore ...c1380
* n. 2. rankling thought or feeling; an instant bitterness ...1795
* vb. 1. to fret or chafe angrily, to be or become irritated ...1582
vb. 2. to move ...1898 Sc.
• RANK NEEDLE n. a confidence trickster ...L18 sl.
• RANK ON vb. 1. to disparage ...1950s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to insult, often by ritual insults directed at the other person's mother ...1950s sl.
• RANK OUT vb. 1. to get ready; to dress ...1841 Sc.
vb. 2. to kid or tease a person; to harass, to insult, often by ritual insults directed at the other person's mother ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to beg for help, to surrender to pressure, to behave badly or weakly ...1980s US Black sl.
• RANK OUTSIDER n. a complete and utter inferior person...L19 sl.
• RANK-RIDER † n. a rapid, headlong, or reckless rider; a moss-trooper, a highwayman ...1590
n. 2. a jockey ...L17 sl.
• RANKRINGING † adj. wild, coarse, lawless ...1822 Sc.
• RANK RIPE adj. of fruit: quite ripe; overripe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANKSMAN n. a boat that agrees to keep company with another boat and divide the catch equally ...1898 Sc.
• RANK SOMEONE'S ACTION vb. to obstruct deliberately another's sexual advances ...1930s US Black sl.
• RANK SOMEONE'S GAME vb. to obstruct deliberately another's sexual advances ...1930s US Black sl.
• RANK SOMEONE'S PLAY vb. to obstruct deliberately another's sexual advances ...1930s US Black sl.
• RANK SOMEONE'S STYLE vb. to obstruct deliberately another's sexual advances ...1930s US Black sl.
• RANK-TOOTHED † adj. having a row of teeth ...1578
• RANKUM †* n. ? a noisy chorus ...1693
• RANKY adj. smoky ...1894 Eng. dial.
• RANKY DANK n. an unsophisticated, unworldly person ...1960s US Black sl.
• RANNACK n. a dissolute spendthrift, a rake ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to be noisy and rough; to romp about wildly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANNACKS n. half-wild, rompish sheep ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANNAGANT n. a wild, loose-living person; a good-for-nothing ...1832 Sc.
• RANNAKY adj. rakishly inclined ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANNEL adj. ravenously hungry, voracious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. eagerly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to punish a boy for cheating or other offenses by pulling his hair or ears ...1830 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to talk in a rambling, gossiping way ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RANNELL † n. a hussy, a jade; an impudent girl or woman; an unchaste or lewd woman ...1573
• RANNERS n. wild, indistinct dreams ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• RANNIGAL n. 1. a bold, impudent, unruly person ...1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a worthless fellow ...1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a masterful, turbulent person or animal ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANNIKABOO n. a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1935 Amer. dial.
• RANNILY adv. fluently, readily, without hesitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANNING n. a scolding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANNISH adj. rash, giddy, rough; furious, violent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANNOCH n. bracken ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANNY † n. 1. the field mouse, or shrew mouse ...1559 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. any long-nosed thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an emaciated, stunted, or delicate looking person ...20C Ulster sl.
n. 4. (sometimes derogatory) a cowboy ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a sheep that is kept as a pet ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RANNYCAVOO n. (sometimes derogatory) a cowboy ...1942 Amer. dial.
• RANNYGAZOO n. a deceptive story or scheme; a caper; a prank; a trick; horseplay; nonsense; irrelevant, irritating activity ...L19 Amer. sl.
• RANNYGILL n. 1. a bold, impudent, unruly person ...1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a worthless fellow ...1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RANNY-POINT n. a long, sharp point ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANPIKE n. an upright, dead tree trunk ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RANSACK † vb. 1. to search a person for something stolen or missing ...c1250
† vb. 2. to assail, to shake, etc. roughly; to visit with harshness or violence ...c1375
* vb. 3. to make thorough search ...c1386
• RANSACKLE vb. to ransack, to search for closely ...1802 Eng. dial. 
• RANSE n. a prop or support ...1808 chiefly Sc.
vb. to prop, to support ...1808 Sc.
• RANSEL vb. to search throughout a parish for stolen or for insufficient goods; also, to inquire into every kind of misdemeanour ...1615 Sc.
• RANSH vb. to munch and chew vigorously with much noise; to crunch with the teeth ...1825 Sc.
• RANSHACKLE † vb. to ransack, to search for closely ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RANSHACKLED adj. rickety, dilapidated ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANSIE adj. having a ruddy complexion, high-coloured, florid, fiery-faced ...1805 Sc.
• RANSIE-LUGGED CARLE n. an old man who retains a high complexion ...1825 Sc.
• RANSOM †* n. 1. the thing ransomed ...a1300
†* n. 2. a large sum ...a1400-50
n. 4. an extravagant price or rent ...1882 Sc.
• RANSTIEST adj. hardest, most difficult ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANT †* n. 1. a violent scolding ...1663
n. 2. a boisterous, riotous frolic or merrymaking; a spree ...1675 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a lively, noisy, or irregular tune or song ...1725 chiefly Sc.
n. 4. a merrymaking or pleasure trip; a rough frolic; a lively story or song; a loud noise ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a stream; a river ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a rent, a tear ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to frolic, to romp; to be jovial, boisterous, uproariously gay or merry; to lead a gay or dissolute life; also, to sing or talk loudly ...1598
† vb. 2. to storm or scold violently ...1647
vb. 3. to rent, to pull, to tear ...1872 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to play at see-saw ...1896 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to roam about, staring into shop windows ...1896 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. in marbles: to steal by force ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to blow or stir up a fire; to blaze, to burn fiercely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to unduly and forcibly handle a female ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to take by violence ...L19 sl.
• RANTACKET n. a noise, an uproar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANT-A-COME-SCOUR n. 1. a scold; a man in a violent passion ...1866 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an uproar ...1892 Eng. dial.
• RANTALLION n. 'one whose scrotum is relaxed as to be longer than his penis' ...L18 sl.
• RAN-TAN adj. loud, noisy ...1630 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 1. a word expressive of a loud banging noise; a sudden, violent sound; a noise, a din ...c1640 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 2. a riot; a drinking bout; a spree ...1886 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 3. an ill temper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to make a noise with rough singing, and the beating of pots and pans, at the house of a man who has beaten his wife ...1869 Eng. dial.
• RANTANKEROUS adj. quarrelsome, argumentative, cantankerous; unruly, mean, bad ...c1832 US colloq.
adv. fiercely, furiously ...1859 Amer. dial.
• RANTANTINGLY † adv. extravagantly (possibly a misprint for 'rantingly') ...1599
• RANTER † n. 1. a noisy, riotous, dissipated fellow; a rake ...1654
n. 2. a lively singer or player ...a1700 Sc.
n. 3. a Primitive Methodist; a Dissenter ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a reveller; a noisy scold ...1812 Sc.
n. 5. a vessel to draw beer into ...1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. any piece of work badly done ...BK1905 Sc.
n. 7. one who works, sings, or does anything in a careless, ill manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to sew up a rent, or apply a patch with invisible stitches; to darn, to mend ...1673-88 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to seam up roughly, with wide stitches ...1882 Sc.
vb. 3. to attempt to reconcile assertions or propositions that are dissonant ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 4. to pour liquor from a large vessel into smaller ones ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 5. to darn, esp. to thicken then heels of stockings by running them ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 6. to do any kind of work in a hurried, careless manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANTER-DRAWED † adj. darned ...1655
• RANTER-GO-ROUND n. 1. an old-fashioned game of cards; any number of players; the first player throws a card; next player, if he can, throws the same number in any other suit; if he cannot he pays one into pool; and so on till the fourth card of equal value is thrown, on which trick is taken by its player; if the player of the third has the fourth of equal value in his hand all the others pay, the holder of the most tricks takes the pool ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a merry-go-round ...1893 Eng. dial.
• RANTERISM n. noisy preaching and praying, common among the 'Ranters' ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RANTER'S JACE n. a rambling hunt; a wild-goose chase ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAN THE GOOD RACE adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RANTICUMSCOUR n. an uproar ...1892 Eng. dial.
• RANTIE-TANTIE n. sexual intercourse ...M18 sl.
• RANTING † adj. 1. unruly, restive ...1658
† adj. 2. flaunting ...c1685
adj. 3. of a fire: blazing, roaring ...1725 Sc.
adj. 4. romping, roistering ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. a seesaw ...1897 Eng. dial.
• RANTINGLY adv. in a jovial, riotous manner ...1816 Sc.
• RANTING-PLACE n. a place for revelling ...1890 Sc.
• RANTIPIKE n. an ass ...1851 Eng. dial.
• RANTIPOLE adj. 1. sexually ardent ...M17 sl.
* adj. 2. wild, disorderly, rakish, noisy, rough ...1700
n. 1. sexual intercourse with the woman taking the superior position...M17 sl.
* n. 2. a rude, romping boy or girl; a wild, ill-behaved or reckless person; a scold, a termagant, a shrew; a dissolute person ...a1700
n. 3. a clumsy person ...18C Eng. dial.
n. 4. a prostitute ...18C sl.
n. 5. a seesaw; the game of seesaw ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. to go about or behave in a romping, rude, or noisy fashion ...1712
• RANTIPOLING adj. riotous, boisterous ...1876 Eng. dial.
• RANTIPOLL adj. sexually ardent ...M17 sl.
n. 1. sexual intercourse with the woman taking the superior position...M17 sl.
n. 2. a rude, romping boy or girl ...L17 sl.
n. 3. a prostitute ...18C sl.
• RANTIPOW adj. wild, noisy, rough ...1800 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a termagant; a romping, boisterous child; a clumsy person ...1807 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a seesaw; the game of seesaw ...1884 Eng. dial.
• RANTISPIKE n. an ass ...1851 Eng. dial.
• RANTIZE †* vb. to sprinkle; used with reference to baptism by sprinkling instead of immersion ...1644
• RANTLING †* n. squeaking ...a1693
• RANTOONE † n. a form of tricycle formerly in use; it had a small wheel in front, and two larger wheels behind, and was guided by means of the front wheel ...1869
• RAN-TREE † n. the beam over the fire on which posts, kettles, etc., are hung ...BK1905 Sc.
• RANTUM-SCANTUM † adj. harum-scarum, disorderly ...1727-8
† n. 1. unintelligible language, gibberish ...1600
n. 2. copulation ...M18 sl.
n. 3. a wordy and mutual recrimination; a noisy argument ...L18 sl.
• RANTUM SCOOT n. an outing with no definite destination; a pleasure drive ...1896 Amer. dial.
• RANTUM-SCOOTUM adj. harum-scarum, disorderly ...1885 US
Й RANTUM-SKANTUM † n. unintelligible language, gibberish ...1600
• RANTY adj. lively, riotous, eager; wildly excited with passion, pain, anger, etc.; almost mad ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. a seesaw ...1874 Eng. dial.
• RANTY-MAD adj. raving, noisy, boisterous ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANTYPOWL n. a seesaw; the game of seesaw ...1884 Eng. dial.
• RANTY-TANTY adj. very angry, wrathful; in a violent passion ...1846 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a weed with a reddish leaf which grows among corn ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the broad-leaved dock. Rumex oblusifolius ...B1900 Sc.
† n. 3. a kind of beverage, distilled from heath and other vegetable substances, formerly used by the peasantry ...B1900 Sc.
• RAP n. 1. a smart blow ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a counterfeit coin, worth about half a farthing, which passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the 18th century, owing to the scarcity of genuine money ...1724
† n. 3. an exchange, esp. of horses ...1755 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 4. a moment ...1768 Sc.
n. 5. a rebuke or reprimand; a lecture; blame, responsibility ...1777 sl.
n. 6. an instance of adverse criticism ...1777 orig. US
n. 7. the theft of a purse ...M18 sl.
n. 8. an arrest ...M19 chiefly US
n. 9. a cheat, an impostor; a person of bad character ...1848 Sc. & Ireland
n. 10. a thin strip of land; the crop grown on such a strip ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 11. confinement to an institution, other than a prison ...L19 US sl.
n. 12. money in general ...L19 sl.
n. 13. a disorderly, boasting person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 14. a friendly chat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 15. a tiff, a quarrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 16. a derogatory or highly critical remark; a complaint ...20C Amer.sl.
n. 17. a criminal conviction ...1903 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 18. an identification by the police ...1910s US sl.
n. 19. the identification of somebody as a murder target ...1910s sl.
n. 20. imprisonment; a prison sentence ...1927 sl., chiefly US
n. 21. speech or conversation, esp. the spontaneous wise-cracking repartee of street life ...1920s sl.
n. 22. a 1-year sentence ...1930s US prison sl.
n. 23. congratulations, a commendation, praise; a compliment ...1939 Aust. sl.
n. 24. a situation ...1930s sl.
n. 25. a 'line' used for seduction or picking up members of the opposite sex ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
n. 26. a style of music with singing or chanting of the lyrics against a heavy bass line, usually produced by a drum machine or synthesizer ...1970s sl.
n. 27. the received opinion ...1970s sl.
n. 28. a set speech, as that used by a street salesman ...1980s sl.
n. 29. a criminal specialty ...1990s US criminals' sl.
† vb. 1. to move with speed; to hasten, to rush ...a1300
vb. 2. to fall sharply or smartly; to fall in pattering drops, esp. of tears ...1508 Sc.
† vb. 3. to seize or snatch for oneself; to take or get by snatching or stealing ...1564
* vb. 4. to take up and carry off, to transport, to remove ...1599
vb. 5. to affect with rapture; to transport with joy, etc. ...1599
vb. 6. to curse ...L16 sl.
vb. 7. to tap ...1685 Sc.
vb. 8. to exchange, to barter, to swap ...a1700 Eng. dial. & sl.
vb. 9. to knock heavily; to strike ...1715 Sc.
† vb. 10. to swear; to perjure oneself ...1733 sl.
vb. 11. to swear (evidence) against someone or for someone ...M18 sl.
† vb. 12. to knock up, to arouse by knocking ...1827 Sc.
vb. 13. to inform, esp. to the police ...M19 sl.
vb. 14. to stand accused, to appear guilty ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 15. to knock out, to kill ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
vb. 16. to talk, to converse ...L19 sl.
vb. 17. charge; to prosecute, to arrest with a view to prosecution ...20C US sl.
vb. 18. to boast, to brag ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 19. to hazard; to attempt a thing at all risks ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 20. to reprimand ...1906 sl., orig. US
vb. 21. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1906 sl., orig. US
vb. 22. to recognize ...1920s US criminals sl.
vb. 23. to persuade; to trick out of ...1940s US sl.
vb. 24. to praise, esp. to praise to excess ...1950s Aust. sl.
vb. 25. to have any form of impromptu dialogue ...1960s sl.
vb. 26. to indulge in repartee or street-talk, to have a rapport with ...1960s sl.
vb. 27. to sing or chant a rap song ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 28. to talk with the aim of seduction ...1970s US Black sl.
• RAP AND RAIN vb. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...1814 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND RAN vb. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...1814 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND RATTLE n. foolish or boasting talk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND REAR vb. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND REE vb. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND REEVE vb. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND REND vb. 1. to steal ...1528 arch. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...1817 Sc.
vb. 3. to snatch and tear; to waste, destroy property ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND RIND vb. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. Eng. dial.
• RAP AND RUN (FOR) vb. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND STOW adv. root and branch, completely, entirely ...1824 Sc.
• RAP AND SWEAR vb. to swear ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND TEAR vb. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND WRING vb. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND WRUNG vb. to seize with violence; to get by any means, fair or foul; to scrape together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP-A-TAG n. a dissipated, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RAP AT A VENTURE vb. 1. to embark upon an undertaking; to do it expeditiously ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to speak without consideration ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP ATTACK n. extended, emotional, aggressive talk ...1980s US Black sl.
• RAP AWAY vb. to swear ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP BUDDY n. a close friend ...1990s US Black sl.
• RAPE †* adj. quick, hasty ...c1400
†* adv. hastily, quickly ...c1400
† n. 1. haste, speed, hurry ...a1300
† n. 2. a turnip (? or radish) ...c1390
n. 3. the act of carrying away a person by force, esp. a woman ...c1400
† n. 4. the act of taking anything by force; violent seizure of goods, robbery ...c1400
n. 5. one who is raped, esp. a woman ...1586
n. 6. a pear ...M19 back-slang
† vb. 1. to betake oneself in haste or with speed ...c1250
† vb. 2. to hasten, to hurry, to make haste ...c1330
vb. 3. to carry off a person by force, esp. a woman ...1590
†* vb. 4. to pull down ...1597
* vb. 5. to transport, to ravish, to delight ...1613
* vb. 6. to rob, to strip, to plunder a place ...a1721
vb. 7. to scratch with violence ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to abuse ...1970s US college sl.
vb. 9. to diminish the effects of; to reduce someone's pleasure ...1980s sl.
vb. 10. to defeat ...1990s sl.
vb. 11. to misuse; to steal ...1990s sl.
• RAPE AND REND vb. to scrape together; to get by any means in one's power ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPE AND SCRAPE vb. to scrape together; to get by any means in one's power ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPE ARTIST n. a rapist ...1960s sl.
• RAPEFUL † adj. characterized by rape or violence ...1605
• RAPE HOUND n. a rapist ...1960s sl.
• RAPELIKE † adv. hastily, in haste, quickly ...c1220
• RAPELY † adv. hastily, in haste, quickly ...a1352
• RAPE-O n. a rapist ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• RAPE SOMEONE'S BUZZ vb. of a person or thing: to put a damper on someone's pleasure ...1980s US college sl.
• RAPE UP vb. to rake up, to harp upon a grievance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPE WAGON n. a flashy car belonging to a pimp ...1960s US sl.
• RAP FULL adj. of a person: full of food ...1975 Amer. dial.
• RAPFULLY †* adv. with resounding blows; violently ...1582
• RAP GAME n. the ability to talk persuasively in pursuit of sexual conquests ...1990s US Black sl.
• RAP GROUP n. a discussion or encounter group ...1960s US sl.
• RAPHANE †* n. the radish ...1398
• RAPHE †* n. the radish ...c1420
• RAPID adj. 1. violent; severe; esp. used of pain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. prone to violent anger ...1937 Amer. dial.
int. a general term of approval; excellent! wonderful! ...1980s Irish sl.
• RAPIER-FISH † n. the swordfish ...1681
• RAPINE n. the act or practice of seizing and taking away by force the property of others; plunder, pillage, robbery ...a1420
†* vb. to commit rapine; to plunder, to carry off as loot ...1580
• RAPINER * n. a plunderer ...1843
• RAPINES * n. acts of violent robbery or pillage ...1494
• RAPINOUS † adj. 1. given to rapine; rapacious ...1483
† 2. adj. carrying or sweeping away ...1632
• RAP JACK vb. to beat with a stick ...1972 Amer. dial.
• RAPLESS adj. penniless ...L19 sl.
• RAPLOCH adj. coarse, rough, homely ...1724 Sc.
• RAPLY †* adj. hasty, hurried ...a1400
† adv. hastily, hurriedly ...c1325
• RAPO n. a rapist ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• RAP OFF vb. 1. to go off hastily with a noise ...1817 Sc.
vb. 2. to speak inconsiderately; to let out secrets ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP OFF A THING  vb. to do it expeditiously ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAP ONE'S FINGERS vb. to check or punish smartly ...a1677
• RAP ONE'S KNUCKLES vb. to check or punish smartly ...1824
• RAP ON THE KNUCKLES n. a scolding or reprimand ...19C
vb. to snub; to control sharply ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP ON THE REAL vb. to speak sincerely or honestly ...1980s US Black sl.
• RAP OUT vb. 1. to utter, to 'let off' sharply, vigorously, or suddenly, esp. an oath; to speak angrily and quickly; to use bad language ...1541
vb. 2. to boast; to speak plainly ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAP OVER THE KNUCKLES n. a scolding or reprimand ...19C
vb. to reprimand ...1759 sl.
• RAPPAK n. a pet name for an unruly child ...1881 Eng. dial.
• RAPPAREE n. an Irish pikeman or irregular soldier, of the kind prominent during the war of 1688-92; hence, an Irish bandit, robber, plunderer, or freebooter; any ruffianly vagabond ...1690
• RAP PARLOR n. a massage parlour, itself a cover for a store-front organization behind which, while legitimate massage may be available, men pay for a variety of sexual services ...1970s US sl.
• RAP PARTNER n. someone who is on the same charge sheet as oneself; someone who is jailed for the same crime ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• RAPPEL n. the roll or beat of a drum to summon soldiers to arms ...1848
• RAPPER † n. 1. an arrant lie; a downright falsehood ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a door-knocker ...1640 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. something remarkably good or large; something excellent ...1653
† n. 4. a great oath ...1678 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 5. a professional perjurer ...L18 sl.
n. 6. a person who excels in anything ...1881 Eng. dial.
n. 7. one who makes a complaint ...20C US sl.
n. 8. a plaintiff, a prosecutor ...1900s US sl.
n. 9. a judge ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 10. an informer ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 11. one who takes or is given the blame for a crime, even if they are not actually guilty ...1940s US sl.
n. 12. the voice ...1960s US sl.
n. 13. a loquacious talker; a chatterer ...1971 sl., orig. US
n. 14. a practitioner or devotee of rap music ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• RAPPIE n. a confederate ...1920s US prison sl.
• RAPPING † adj. uncommonly big or striking, enormous, huge ...1658 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 1. the practice of seizing and taking ...1541
n. 2. utterance of an oath ...1611
† n. 3. perjury ...1754
n. 4. talking ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
n. 5. performing rap music ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• RAPPIS n. a dissolute person; a rascal ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RAPPLE RAT-TAT n. the beat of a drum ...1898 Sc.
• RAPPLE vb. 1. to put on clothes in haste; to wrap clothes round ...1827 Sc.
vb. 2. to rattle; to continue rapping ...Bk1905 Sc. & Ireland
• RAPPLE UP vb. to grow quickly and rankly; used of humans and vegetation ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAPPO † n. a long walking-stick carried by countrymen, reaching up to or above their heads ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPPOCK n. an ill-behaved person ...c1350 N. Eng. dial.
• RAPPORT †* n. report, talk ...1539
†* vb. to relate to ...1649
• RAPPORTEUR †* n. a reporter ...c1500
• RAPPROCHEMENT n. a coming or bringing together; an establishment of harmonious relations ...1809
• RAPPUCK n. a pet name for an unruly child ...1881 Eng. dial.
• RAPS n. 1. news, esp. in phrase 'what raps' ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 2. sports, games, merrymakings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPSCALLION adj. roguish, rascally, knavish ...1711
n. a worthless wretch; a rascal, a rogue, a scamp; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne'er-do-well ...1699
• RAPSCALLIONLY adj. rascally, roguish, knavish ...1832
• RAPSCALLIONRY n. rascals collectively ...1858
• RAP SESSION n. an intense conversation ...1970s sl.
• RAP SHEET n. a police record of convictions ...1960 sl., chiefly US
• RAPSICAL adj. thoughtless; funny; boisterous, esp. when lightly intoxicated ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPT adj. 1. of a woman: carried away by force; raped ...1432-50
adj. 2. carried or removed from one place, position, or situation to another; chiefly said of persons ...1552
†* adj. 3. snapped up by purchasers ...1567
adj. 4. taken away by death ...1820
adj. 5. of a sheep: ragged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. emotionally and/or sexually excited by ...1960s Aust. sl.
adj. 7. overjoyed with, carried away, delighted ...1960s Aust. sl.
* n. 1. a trance, ecstasy, rapture ...1526
† n. 2. rape (abduction or ravishing) ...1535 Sc.
† n. 3. the act or power of carrying forcibly away; sweep; force, current ...1632
†* n. 4.an abducted woman ...1632
†* n. 5. violent robbery, rapine ...1641
† vb. 1. to carry away by force ...1577
† vb. 2. to enrapture, to transport ...1598
• RAP-TAP vb. to make a rapping noise ...1821
• RAP-TAPPING n. a rough amusement which consists in rousing people from sleep by a tap on their windows and rapping their heads when they look out ...1882 Eng. dial.
• RAPTAVIST n. a politically active rap artist ...1980s US Black sl.
• RAPTER † n. a ravisher ...1612
• RAPTERIFEROUS adj. splendid, glorious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RAPTERY †* n. rapture ...1640
• RAP THE KNUCKLES OF vb. to reprimand ...1759 sl.
• RAPTING † adj. transporting, enrapturing, ravishing ...1598
• RAPTION †* n. the fact of being snatched up ...1548
• RAPTLY † adv. 1. quickly ...1646
* adv. 2. rapturously ...1890
• RAPTNESS † n. 1. swiftness ...1597
* n. 2. rapt condition ...1891
• RAP TO vb. 1. to fasten a door, etc. ...1810 Sc.
vb. 2. to own up to, to declare ...L19 US sl.
vb. 3. to work out, to discover ...1920 US sl.
• RAPTOR † n. 1. a ravisher ...1609
† n. 2. a plunderer, a robber ...1667
• RAPTORIAL adj. given to seizing prey, predatory ...1825
n. a bird of prey ...1882
• RAPTRIL n. a rascal ...1843
• RAPTURE † n. 1. the act of carrying off a woman ...1600
* n. 2. a state of passionate excitement; a paroxysm, a fit ...1607 now Eng. dial.
† n. 3. the act of seizing and carrying off as prey or plunder ...1608
* n. 4. the act of carrying, or fact of being carried, onwards; force of movement ...1615
† n. 5. forcible defilement of women; rape ...1615
n. 6. a fit of temper; a state of violent anger and excitement ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
* vb. to enrapture ...1637
• RAPTURIST †* n. an enthusiast ...1663
• RAPTURIZE vb. to fall into ecstasies; to say in an ecstatic way ...1822
• RAPTUROUS † adj. outrageous ...1838 Sc.
• RAPTUS * n. a state of rapture or excitement ...1844
• RAP-UP n. praise; a compliment or commendation ...1939 Aust. sl.
vb. (as 'rap up') to praise ...c1970 Aust. colloq.
• RAQUEL WELCH n. a belch ...1960s rhyming sl.
• RAQUITABLE †* adj. redeemable ...1682
• RAQUITE †* vb. to redeem ...1454
• RARACHOSE †* adj. rare, unusual ...1676
• RA-RA SKIRT n. a tiered mini-skirt, worn by teenage girls in the 1980s ...1982 sl.
• RARE † adj. 1. placed at wide intervals; standing or keeping far apart ...c1420
† adj. 2.seldom appearing or seen ...c1450
†* adj. 3. sparing ...1526
† adj. 4. early ...1574 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 5. a general term of approval: splendid, excellent, fine, great, grand, first-rate; also in ironic negative use ...1596 colloq.
†* adj. 6. thinly attended or populated ...1610
† adj. 7. of eggs: left soft in cooking ...1655
† adj. 8. distinguished ...1685
* adj. 9. infrequent ...1707
†* adj. 10. of colour: thin, faint ...1750
adj. 11. an intensifier of a noun, as 'a rare passion' ...M18
† adv. 1. rarely ...1721
adv. 2. early; ready, prepared ...1790 Eng. dial.
adv. 3. very; exceedingly ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. a rare thing; a rarity ...1566
vb. to inhale narcotics ...1940s sl.
• RARE AS A PREGNANT NUN adj. extremely rare ...1940s Aust. sl.
• RARE AS FAIRIES adj. extremely rare ...1940s Aust. sl.
• RARE AS ROCKING HORSE MANURE adj. extremely rare ...1940s Aust. sl.
• RARE DEED n. great, fine, or extraordinary doings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAREE-FINE SHOW †* n. a show contained or carried about in a box; a peep-show ...1736
• RAREE-SHOW n. 1. a show or spectacle of any kind ...1684
n. 2. a show contained or carried about in a box; a peep-show ...a1704
n. 3. a spectacular display ...1809
• RAREFY †* vb. 1. to reduce the number of trees; to thin a wood ...1650
vb. 2. to make an idea subtle ...a1699
• RARE GAM adj. plucky, spirited ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RARELY †* adv. 1. thinly, scantily ...1523
adv. 2. unusually or remarkably well; finely, splendidly, beautifully ...1590
adv. 3. in an unusual degree; exceptionally ...1606
• RARELY OFF adj. in comfortable circumstances; well-to-do; rich ...B1900 Eng. dial. 
• RARENESS †* n. thinness; fewness, scantiness ...1588
• RARE PIECE OF WORK, A n. a disturbance, a quarrel ...1893 Eng. dial.
• RARE-RIPE adj. ripening or flowering early ...1799 US
• n. 1. an onion ...1790 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an early fruit or vegetable ...1799 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RARIETY † n. 1. something very rare or extraordinary ...1596
† n. 2. rareness; excellence ...1636
• RARING adj. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RARIN' TO GO adj. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RARITIVE † adj. indicating rareness of occurrence ...1668 nonce word
• RARITY †* n. of a number of things or persons: the fact of being set at wide intervals ...1598
• RARSE n. 1. a derogatory description of a person; an idiot ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
n. 2. nonsense, rubbish ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
n. 3. the buttocks; thus, the whole person, esp. as a target for violence ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• RARY-SHOW † n. a show contained or carried about in a box; a peep-show ...a1704
• RARZER n. an act of breaking wind ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'fart' (Raspberry Tart)
• RARZO n. an act of breaking wind ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'fart' (Raspberry Tart)
• RASCABILIA †* n. rascalry, rascals ...1573
• RASCABILIAN † n. a worthless wretch; a rascal ...1622
• RASCABILITY † n. rascality, rabble ...a1577
• RASCAL † adj. 1. pert. to the rabble ...1566
† adj. 2. of soldiers: common, private ...1578
† adj. 3. wretched, mean ...1585
†* n. 1. a rabble or mob ...c1330
† n. 2. collectively, the rabble of an army or of the populace; common soldiers or camp-followers; persons of the lowest class ...c1330 obs. exc. arch.
† n. 3. the young, lean, or inferior deer of a herd, distinguished from the full-grown antlered bucks or stags ...1399 exc. Sc.
† n. 4. rubbish, refuse ...c1440
† n. 5. one belonging to the rabble or common herd; a man of low birth or station ...1461-83
†* n. 6. a camp-follower ...1552
n. 7. a man without genitals ...L18 sl.
n. 8. a lean animal ...B1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. to call one a rascal ...1598
• RASCALDOM n. 1. the world or body of rascals ...1837
n. 2. rascally conduct; a rascally act ...1862
• RASCALDRY †* n. 1. the rabble, the lowest class ...1470
†* n. 2. the character or condition of one of the lowest class ...1600
• RASCALESS † n. a female rascal ...1748 nonce word
• RASCALISM n. the character or practices of a rascal ...1837
• RASCALITY adj. base, worthless, rascally ...1828 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the rabble; persons of the lowest class ...a1577
n. 2. rascally character or conduct; a rascally act or practice ...1592
• RASCALLER †* n. one of the rabble ...c1500
• RASCALLION * n. a low, mean or worthless wretch or rascal; a rogue, a knave ...1649
• RASCALLY † adj. 1. poor, worthless ...1600
adj. 2. wretched, miserable, mean ...1606
† adj. 3. forming one or part of the rabble or common sort ...1642
• RASCALMENT n. roguery, knavery, rascalry ...1832 nonce word
• RASCALRY n. 1. the rabble ...1832
n. 2. roguery, knavery ...1868
• RASCALSHIP n. the condition of being a rascal; used as a mock title ...1639
• RASCOT n. a rascal, a knave ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RASCOTLY adj. rascally, knavish ...1857 Eng. dial.
• RASE † n. 1. the act of scraping or scratching; the fact of being scratched or cut ...1530
† n. 2. a scratch, a cut, a slit ...1579-80
n. 3. a streak down the face of a horse ...B1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to be furious, to rage; of dogs: to growl or bark in rage ...a1300
†* vb. 2. to run quickly; to rush ...a1300
† vb. 3. to pull or pluck ...1375
† vb. 4. to scrape a thing so as to remove something from its surface; also, to scrape down into small particles ...1388
† vb. 5. to erase or obliterate writing, orig. by scraping with a knife ...1390 rare or obs.
† vb. 6. to scratch or tear with something sharp; to cut, to slit, to slash, esp. the skin or clothing ...c1400
† vb. 7. to slash; to make way or penetrate; to make an incised mark ...1470-85
* vb. 8. to demolish, to level with the ground ...1537
†* vb. 9. to shave a person ...1580 obs. rare exc. Sc.
† vb. 10. to scrape in passing; to graze ...1609
vb. 11. to abrade or cut the flesh slightly ...1899 Sc.
• RASE-BRAINED adj. impetuous, harebrained, wild, violent ...1887 Eng, dial.
• RASEDHEAD †* n. rage, fury ...c1440
• RASELY †* adv. furiously, angrily, fiercely ...c1440
• RASEN vb. to take off the skin of a person's legs by striking or kicking them ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RASH adj. 1. active, vigorous; brisk, hale, hearty, nimble, quick; eager, impetuous ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
†* adj. 2. urgent, pressing ...1606
adj. 3. rough, awkward in handling ...1874 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of an oven, etc.: hot ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. roughly, awkwardly ...1875 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. of a fire: fiercely, clearly ...1875 Eng. dial.
adv. 3. quickly, eagerly, hurriedly ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a crash or clash ...c1470 Sc.
n. 2. a splashing shower of rain; a sudden fall of rain ...1513 Sc.
n. 3. a row; a number of anything ...1820 Sc.
n. 4. a crowd ...B1900 Sc.
n. 5. of meat: a slice ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a sudden twinge of pain ...1900 Sc.
† vb. 1. to dash or rush hastily or violently ...a1400 chiefly Sc. rare or obs.
† vb. 2. to cut, to slash ...a1500
†* vb. 3. to smash, to break with violence ...1513
† vb. 4. to pull, to drag down, off, etc.; to tear away ...1523
† vb. 5. to scrape out, to erase ...1650
vb. 6. to thrust ...1721 Sc.
vb. 7. to descend heavily; to dash down, as rain .,..1824 Sc.
vb. 8. to twinge with sudden pain ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 9. to air or dry thoroughly (often said of clothes by the fire); to burn in cooking ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to go to a party ...1990s US teen sl.
• RASH ACT n. suicide ...1910s Aust. sl.
• RASHER †* n. 1. anything acting as a provocative to drinking, or eaten as such; an appetizer ...1613
†* n. 2. a slice of food, intended for broiling ...1634
n. 3. a box on the ear; a slap ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the vagina; sexual intercourse ...1990s Irish sl.
• RASHER AND A DOORSTEP n. a rasher of bacon and a thick slice of bread ...L19 sl.
• RASHER AND BUBBLE n. in darts: a 'double' ...1970s rhyming sl.
• RASHER AND FINGERS n. a rasher of bacon and chips ...1930s sl.
• RASHERHOUSE n. the Mountjoy women's prison ...1990s Irish sl.
• RASHER OF BACON n. a fiery drink ...M18 sl.
• RASHER OF WIND n. 1. a very thin person ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a weak, spineless person ...M19 sl.
n. 3. anything of little or no account ...M19 sl.
• RASHER WAGON n. a frying pan ...M19 sl.
• RASHFUL * adj. rash, hasty, impetuous, reckless ...1567
• RASHING n. 1. a succession of harsh grating sounds ...1889
n. 2. an assault, violence ...1970s US Black sl.
• RASHLING †* n. a rash person ...a1618
• RASHLY † adv. 1. quickly, rapidly, hastily ...a1547 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adv. 2. eagerly, hastily ...1805 Eng. dial.
• RASH OUT † vb. 1. to blab; to publish imprudently ...1708 Sc.
vb. 2. to break out in a sweat; generally applied to horses ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RASH-WHISH n. a whizzing sound ...1899 Sc.
• RASHY † adj. sharp, cutting ...1750 Eng. dial.
• RASING † n. 1. growling ...c1440
†* n. 2. shavings, scrapings ...1544
• RASION † n. the act of scraping or shaving; division by scraping or filing ....1612 rare or obs.
• RASK †* vb. to stretch oneself; to yawn ...1303
• RASKALLION † n. a thorough rascal ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RASKELT n. a rascal, a knave ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RASKLE † vb. to stretch oneself ...1393
• RASKOT n. a rascal, a knave ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RASOR †* n. one who erases ...1586
• RASP n. 1. a raspberry ...1555
n. 2. a harsh laugh ...1894 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a shave ...1940s sl.
† vb. 1. to inscribe by scraping or scratching ...a1300
† vb. 2. to belch ...1626 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to grate upon, to irritate ...1810
* vb. 4. to utter with a grating sound ...1843
vb. 5. to have sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
vb. 6. to overheat ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RASPARATED adj. exasperated ...1895 Eng. dial.
• RASPBERRIES! int. used to express disbelief or defiance; nonsense! ...1910s US sl.
• RASPBERRY n. 1. a sound or gesture expressing contempt, the continuous noise made by forcing air out of the mouth with the tongue held limply behind the lower lip ...1890 sl.
n. 2. a rejection, dismissal ...1910s sl.
n. 3. the nose ...1910s sl.
n. 4. a reprimand or instance of reprimanding ...1920 sl.
n. 5. an abscessed injection site ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 6. a nipple ...1970s rhyming sl. (Raspberry Nipple)
n. 7. a bloody wound ...1980s US college sl.
n. 8. a woman who trades sex for crack cocaine or money to buy the drug ...1980s drugs sl.
vb. to deride, to dismiss ...1910s sl.
• RASPBERRY, THE n. dismissal ...1920 sl.
• RASPBERRY-LAND n. Tasmania ...20C Aust. sl.
• RASPBERRY-LANDERS n. Tasmanians ...20C Aust. sl.
• RASPBERRY NIPPLE n. a cripple, a disabled person ...1970s rhyming sl.
• RASPBERRY RIPPLE n. a nipple ...1970s rhyming sl.
• RASPBERRY TART n. 1. a sweetheart ...1864 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a fart ...1892 rhyming sl.
n. 3. the heart ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 4. an act of breaking wind ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'fart'
• RASPED adj. of cooked food: overdone ...1876 Eng. dial.
• RASPER n. 1. a person or thing of sharp, harsh, or unpleasant character ...1839 sl.
n. 2. anything great, remarkable or extraordinary in its own way; an excellent thing ...1844
n. 3. one who speaks in a harsh, grating manner; an exasperating person ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an impudent, overreaching fellow; a close-fisted, economical person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a very noisy breaking of wind ...20C sl.
• RASP-HOUSE n. a prison; a house of correction ...1818 Sc. obs.
• RASPIN n. a prison ...E19 sl.
• RASPING † adj. 1. belching ...1629
adj. 2. extremely or unpleasantly rapid ..1875
adj. 3. large, heavy; fine, excellent ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adv. very, exceedingly ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. a scolding; a thrashing ...1853 Eng. dial.
• RASPING GANG n. toughs and thieves who attend prize fights ...M19 sl.
• RASPIS † n. 1. collectively, raspberries ...c1532
† n. 2. a raspberry ...1548
• RASPIS-BERRY † n. raspberry ...a1548
• RASPISH * adj. irritating, irritable ...1854
• RASPY adj. 1. of a rasping nature; harsh, grating ...1838
adj. 2. easily exasperated, irritable, short-tempered ...1877
adj. 3. unattractive, unkempt ...L19 US Black sl.
adj. 4. excellent, wonderful ...2000s US teen sl.
• RASPY-WHITE adj. of the chin: rough and white ...1901 Eng. dial.
• RASS n. 1. the buttocks ...1790 Jamaican
n. 2. a derogatory description of a person; an idiot ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
n. 3. nonsense, rubbish ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
vb. to stir up, to excite ...1950s W. Indies sl.
int. an abusive exclamation ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• RASSASY †* vb. to satisfy a hungry person ...1483
• RASSCLAT n. an extremely derogatory term ...1940s sl., orig. W. Indies & Jamaica
• RASS-CLOTH n. an extremely derogatory term ...1940s sl., orig. W. Indies & Jamaica
• RASSE †* n. a rocky peak, a projection ...a1300
• RASSED †* adj. torn off ...1513
• RASSHOLE n. 1. a derogatory description of a person; an idiot ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
n. 2. the buttocks; thus, the whole person, esp. as a target for violence ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• RASSLE vb. 1. of an eruption of measles, etc.: to spread over the face ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to brush ripe walnuts from off the tree ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to play a game of bar dice ...1971 US sl.
• RASTA n. one who takes drugs obsessively ...2000s US Black sl.
• RASTELING †* n. ? a tumult, uproar ...a1400-50
• RASTER †* n. a barber ...c1440
• RASTUS n. 1. a nickname for a Black man; a supposedly typical Black person ...1888 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a term of address ...L19 sl.
n. 3. the devil ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RASTY adj. unattractive, unkempt ...L19 US Black sl.
• RASURE † n. 1. a particle, or the particles, scraped off ...c1400
† n. 2. the act of scraping or shaving; a scratch, mark, cut, slit ...1470-85
† n. 3. the act of shaving the head, hair, etc. ...1483
• RAT adj. unpleasant, untrustworthy, generally despicable ...1910s sl., orig. US
† n. 1. a rag, a scrap ...a1240 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1594
n. 3. a term of reproach for a person ...1594
n. 4. a clergyman ...17C sl.
† n. 5. a file of soldiers ...1646 Sc.
n. 6. a drunken person who has been arrested and taken to the cells ...M17 sl.
† n. 7. a pirate ...1673
† n. 8. a strong or rapid current ...1753
n. 9. a person who changes allegiance out of self-interest ...19C sl.
n. 10. a worker who refuses to strike; one who works for a lower rate ...1824
n. 11. a muskrat ...1832 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a scratch ...1841 Sc.
n. 13. a first-year college or university student ...1850 US
n. 14. a hair-pad with tapering ends used as the base of the elaborate pompadour hairstyles affected by women in the late 19th century ...L19 US sl.
n. 15. a street urchin ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
n. 16. a worker who undercuts standards established by unionized labour ...L19 US sl.
n. 17. a person, esp. an enthusiast ...20C sl.
n. 18. a disliked or despised person ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 19. a loose woman ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 20. any distrusted, unethical, selfish, disliked person ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 21. the track of a wheel in a road; a rut ...B1900 Sc.
n. 22. a thieving prisoner ...1900s US criminals' sl.
n. 23. a bus inspector ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 24. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1902 sl.
n. 25. a bad temper ...1910s UK juvenile sl.
n. 26. a train ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
n. 27. one who sells bootleg whisky on the sly ...1911 Amer. dial.
n. 28. a renegade ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 29. an obsession, an eccentricity ...1920s sl.
n. 30. a bout of madness ...1920s Aust. sl.
n. 31. the lowest rank of prostitute ...1920s US & W. Indies sl.
n. 32. a wig ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 33. a near-derelict but just driveable secondhand car ...1940s US sl.
n. 34. the quality of being an informer ...1940s US sl.
n. 35. a freight train ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 36. a teenage hoodlum ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 37. an incompetent ...1970s Aust. criminals' sl.
n. 38. a promiscuous, attractive woman ...1990s US college sl.
n. 39. one who deserts their political party ...1792
n. 40. pubic hair ...1990s sl.
n. 41. the vagina ...1990s sl.
†* vb. 1. to break up, to drive apart ...a1400
vb. 2. to desert one's own side, esp. in politics ...1812
vb. 3. to betray one's own party or cause ...E19 sl.
vb. 4. to scratch; to make a deep impression or score upon anything ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to search someone, their belongings, etc. for something to steal; to rob or pilfer surreptitiously ...1919 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
vb. 6. to idle about; to shirk work or school; to malinger ...1929 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1932 sl.
vb. 8. to go out in pursuit of women ...2000s US Black sl.
• RAT AND CAT n. the game of tic-tac-toe ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAT-AND-FOWL n. an Australian shilling ...1910s Aust. sl.
• RAT AND MOUSE n. 1. a house ...1910s rhyming sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant person ...1970s rhyming sl. for 'louse'
• RATAPLAN n. a drumming or beating noise; a tattoo ...1847-8
vb. to beat upon a drum ...1865
• RAT AROUND vb. to idle about; to shirk work or school; to malinger; to lounge around doing nothing in particular ...1857 Amer. dial.
• RAT-ARSE n. a drunkard ...1990s
• RAT-ARSED adj. drunk ...1984 Brit. sl.
• RAT-ASS n. a term of abuse ...1950s sl., orig. US
• RAT-A-TAT n. 1. a knock ...1681
n. 2. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAT-A-TAT-TAT n. a knock ...1813
• RAT BACK CLIP n. a short haircut ...M19 sl.
• RATBAG n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1890 sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
n. 2. an unpleasant situation or job ...1960s US sl.
• RATBAGGERY n. acting like a rogue or eccentric ...L19 sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• RAT BASTARD n. a term of abuse ...1920s sl., orig. US
• RAT BURNER n. a match you can strike anywhere ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAT CAT n. a cat that catches lots of rats and mice ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RATCH adj. loose in morals; unsteady ...1861 Sc.
n. 1. a hunting-dog which pursues its prey by scent ...c1000
n. 2. a thievish, greedy animal ...1610 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a white line or streak down a horse's face ...1523 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 4. the lock of a musket ...1796 Sc.
n. 5. a long stretch of a river, a straight course of navigable river, a reach; an intermediate distance between two points ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
†* vb. 1. to proceed, to go ...a1300
†* vb. 2. to reach, to get hold of ...1530
vb. 3. to pull or tear in pieces ...1781
vb. 4. to stretch, to extend; to exaggerate, to lie; to impose upon ...1819 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to mark with lines or stripes ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to ransack, to ferret about; to sneak about like a ravenous dog; to ramble ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to search, to root about ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to move about restlessly, to twist and turn ...1985 Amer. dial.
• RATCHED adj. 1. striped; spotted ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. ragged, in a ruinous state ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RAT CHEESE n. 1. any inexpensive, common yellow cheese cut on order by a grocer; bulk cheese; store cheese ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. cheddar cheese, esp. that with a strong odour ...1939 Amer. dial.
• RATCHER n. 1. a rock ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who exaggerates; a liar ...1868 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an exaggeration; a lie ...1876 Eng. dial.
• RATCHET adj. of leather: soft, supple, elastic, easily stretched ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a rat-hole ...1848 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to tear, to rend ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to move about restlessly, to twist and turn ...1999 Amer. dial.
• RATCHETTY adj. noisy, roistering; pleasure-seeking, mischievous ...1894 Eng. dial.
• RATCHETY adj. noisy, roistering; pleasure-seeking, mischievous ...1894 Eng. dial.
• RATCHING adj. of leather: soft, supple, elastic, easily stretched ...1888 Eng. dial.
• RATCHY adj. of leather: soft, supple, elastic, easily stretched ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RAT-CLAM n. a rat-trap ...1889 Eng. dial.
• RAT DOG n. 1. any small breed of dog ...1986 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a Chihuahua ...1998 Amer. dial.
• RATE †* adj. valid ...c1400
† n. 1. standard of conduct or action; hence, manner, mode, style ...c1470
† n. 2. the total computed or estimated quantity, amount, or sum of anything, usually as forming a basis for calculating other quantities or sums ...1472-3
†* n. 3. the spleen ...1486
† n. 4. estimation, consideration ...1610
†* n. 5. ratification ...c1611
† n. 6. ratio, proportion ...1614
†* n. 7. valuation, rating ...1653
vb. 1. to chide, to scold, to reprove vehemently or angrily ...c1386
† vb. 2. to fix, assign, settle, the amount of a payment, fine, etc. ...1477
† vb. 3. to divide proportionally; to allot or apportion as an amount or sum to be received or paid ...1491
* vb. 4. to reckon, to calculate, to estimate the amount or sum of ...1597
†* vb. 5. to ratify ...c1611
vb. 6. to rule, to govern ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to be entitled to something; to receive something because one is highly esteemed or well liked ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to be highly esteemed ...20C Amer. sl.
• RATED adj. 1. scolded, severely reproved ...1596
adj. 2. careworn; tired and unhappy because of prolonged worry ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATEL †* n. the spleen ...1503
• RATELL †* n. a rake (tool) ...1489
• RATEMENT †* n. rating, valuation ...1613-8
• RATER n. one who reproves or scolds ...1863
 

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