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rag - 12 definitions

- noun
1. rag -- a small piece of cloth or paper
synonyms: shred, tag, tag end, tatter
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. rag -- a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
synonyms: rag week
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3. ragtime -- music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
synonyms: ragtime
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. tabloid -- newspaper with half-size pages
synonyms: tabloid, sheet
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5. rag -- a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
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- verb
6. torment -- treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
synonyms: torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. annoy -- 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"
synonyms: annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. rag -- play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
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9. tease -- 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"
synonyms: tease, razz, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. call on the carpet -- 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"
synonyms: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. rag -- break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. rag, rags -- to scold
synonyms: rags, ragging
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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