ra

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of rah (“exclamation of encouragement”).

   "Ra! Ra! You can do it! Ra! Ra! Just get to it!"

   2022, Russ Harris, The Happiness Trap, second edition, page 235

   2 more examples

   "You guys are doing great. Ra ra ra! Go get 'em, guys."

   1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 140

   Ra-ra and all that. So cheerleaders have a harder time climbing flights of stairs?

   2016, Angie Derek, Mafia Secret

1. Egyptianhuman sciencesThe Egyptian god of the Sun.

   Synonyms: Re

plural Ras

1. geographyAny of a series of moraines, in parts of Norway, that are long ridges covered with stones.

1. A province of Fiji.

1. alternativeAlternative form of RA (republican army; IRA).

   Dan's excuse for leavin was the Ra.

   2007, Mia Gallagher, HellFire: A Novel

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   When I first joined the Ra they said, ' You'll either be maimed, or killed and if you're lucky, just have to spend half your life in prison'.

   2005, Matthew Evangelista, Peace Studies: Critical Concepts in Political Science, page 235

   Another one sung by Celtic fans is 'ooh ahh up the Ra', which is described as an Irish rebel song by some.

   2017, Michael Layton, Bill Rogerson, The Hooligans Are Still Among Us

1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of average roughness

plural RAs

1. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of rear admiral, a rank in the Royal Navy.
2. abbreviationinitialismbiochemistryInitialism of receptor agonist.

   GLP-1 RA

3. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismlawInitialism of republic act.
4. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of rescue ambulance.
5. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of research assistant.
6. abbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of resident assistant: a trained student leader, within a college or university, who is given the responsibility of supervising students living in a residence hall.
7. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of resolution advisory (a type of TCAS warning).
8. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of restricted area: an area that only authorized people can enter.
9. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of rheumatoid arthritis.
10. abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of right ascension.
11. abbreviationinitialismanatomyInitialism of right atrium.
12. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of roughness average
13. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Royal Academician: a member of the Royal Academy of Arts.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Royal Academy.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Royal Artillery: a regiment in the British Army.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Republic of Armenia.
4. abbreviationinitialismentertainmentInitialism of Resident Advisor.
5. The Provisional Irish Republican Army.

   Up the RA!

   4 more examples

   Good old Austin [Currie] was quick to say we hadn't and it wasn't a vote for the RA.

   2006, Andrew Higgins Wyndham, Re-imagining Ireland, page 122

   If he joins the RA he sees himself as a free man one day walking down the streets of New York.

   2011, Dermot Healy, A Goat's Song

   Aside from the RA inner core (of around 200 or so), AFA's periphery – not all of whom supported RA's Irish Republicanism – comprised students, anarchists, non-aligned anti-fascists, former hunt saboteurs, and even football casuals.

   2016, Nigel Copsey, Anti-Fascism in Britain, page 177

   Now, it's a bit early in the day so all I've got actually is coffee, but I hope you enjoy a few pints with the lads tonight. Up the RA!

   2021, Nigel Farage, Cameo

1. abbreviationinitialismIslamInitialism of Arabicرَضِيَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُ (raḍiya llāhu ʕanhu, “may God be pleased with him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour companions of Muhammad (and by extension, the pious deceased in some usage).

   Abu Bakr (RA), a companion of Muhammad (PBUH).

2. abbreviationinitialismIslamInitialism of Arabicرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ (raḥmatu llāhi ʕalayhi, “may God have mercy on him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour the deceased.

   Muhammad Ali Jinnah (RA) is known as the Father of Pakistan.