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noun ADJ. clean | dirty, filthy, oily, old | bloodstained QUANT. bundle, heap, pile 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. PREP. on a/the ~ He wiped his hands on an oily rag. | with a ~ I cleaned the board with an old rag.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary