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rag

noun

  1. 1

    a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

  2. 2

    a small piece of cloth or paper

  3. 3

    newspaper with half-size pages

  4. 4

    music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

  5. 5

    a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

verb

  1. 1

    break into lumps before sorting

    rag ore

  2. 2

    censure severely or angrily

    The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car

    The deputy ragged the Prime Minister

  3. 3

    harass with persistent criticism or carping

    The children teased the new teacher

    Don't ride me so hard over my failure

  4. 4

    play in ragtime

    rag that old tune

  5. 5

    cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

    Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me

    It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves

  6. 6

    treat cruelly

    The children tormented the stuttering teacher

Synonyms

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