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Rag

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Definitions for Rag

noun
a small piece of cloth or paper
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shred tag tag end tatter
noun
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
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rag week
noun
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
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noun
newspaper with half-size pages
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noun
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
verb
treat cruelly
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Examples
  1. The children tormented the stuttering teacher
verb
cause annoyance in
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Examples
  1. disturb, especially by minor irritations
  2. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
  3. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
verb
play in ragtime
Examples
  1. rag that old tune
verb
harass with persistent criticism or carping
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Examples
  1. The children teased the new teacher
  2. Don't ride me so hard over my failure
  3. His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
verb
censure severely or angrily
Synonyms
call on the carpet take to task rebuke trounce lecture reprimand jaw dress down call down scold chide berate bawl out remonstrate chew out chew up have words lambaste lambast
Examples
  1. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
  2. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
  3. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
verb
break into lumps before sorting
Examples
  1. rag ore

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