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a small piece of cloth or paper
rag, rag week(noun)a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
ragtime, rag(noun)music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
tabloid, rag, sheet(noun)newspaper with half-size pages
rag(verb)a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate(verb)treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil(verb)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"
rag(verb)play in ragtime
"rag that old tune"
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride(verb)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"
call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast(verb)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"
rag(verb)break into lumps before sorting
"rag ore"
a publication that appears at regular intervalsthe local rag publishes more gossip than news
covering for the human bodythe girls showed up at the prom wearing their most elegant rags
a playful or mischievous act intended as a jokea collegiate rag that nearly got him sent down from Oxford
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failingsseveral readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses
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