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rag

/ rag /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
Type of:
practical joke
Domain:
United Kingdom UK Great Britain
verb Sense 2
play in ragtime
"rag that old tune"
Type of:
play spiel
Derived:
ragtime
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
music
verb Sense 3
break into lumps before sorting
"rag ore"
Type of:
break up fragment fragmentize
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
mining excavation
noun Sense 4
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
Type of:
week hebdomad
Domain:
United Kingdom UK Great Britain
noun Sense 5
a small piece of cloth or paper
Type of:
piece of cloth piece of material
Kinds of:
pine-tar rag
Derived:
shred tear up rip up
noun Sense 6
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
Type of:
dance music danceroom music ballroom music
noun Sense 7
newspaper with half-size pages
Type of:
newspaper paper
verb Sense 8
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"
Type of:
displease
Kinds of:
get get under one's skin eat into fret rankle
Derived:
mischief mischief-making mischievousness deviltry devilry
Verb group:
chafe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 9
treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
Type of:
harass hassle harry
Kinds of:
madden hamstring tease badger pester
Derived:
frustration crucifixion excruciation badgering worrying
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 10
censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Type of:
knock criticize criticise
Kinds of:
chastise castigate objurgate chasten correct
Derived:
chiding scolding objurgation tongue-lashing scold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 11
harass with persistent criticism or carping
"The children teased the new teacher"
"Don''t ride me so hard over my failure"
"His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
Type of:
mock bemock
Kinds of:
jeer scoff flout barrack gibe
Derived:
twit taunt taunting tantalizer tantaliser
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
70
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

practical joke play spiel break up fragment fragmentize week hebdomad piece of cloth piece of material pine-tar rag dance music