Collocations for rag - noun
ADJ.
clean | dirty, filthy, oily, old | bloodstained
QUANT.
bundle, heap, pile
He noticed what looked like a bundle of rags beside the road.
He noticed what looked like a bundle of rags beside the road.
VERB + RAG
wipe sth (off) with | be wrapped in
The gun was wrapped in a dirty rag.
The gun was wrapped in a dirty rag.
PREP.
on a/the ~
He wiped his hands on an oily rag.
He wiped his hands on an oily rag.
with a ~
I cleaned the board with an old rag.
I cleaned the board with an old rag.