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rag > 11 senses
NOUN	1	rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter	A small piece of cloth or paper
	2	rag, rag week	A week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
	3	rag, ragtime	Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
	4	rag, tabloid, sheet	Newspaper with half-size pages
	5	rag	A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
VERB	1	rag, torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate	Treat cruelly
	2	rag, annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil	Cause annoyance in
	3	rag	Play in ragtime
	4	rag, tease, razz, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride	Harass with persistent criticism or carping
	5	rag, 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	Censure severely or angrily
	6	rag	Break into lumps before sorting

rag > pronunciation
Sounds	rae'g
Rhymes	Ag, bag, brag, and 28 more rhymes in aeg...

rag > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A small piece of cloth or paper.
Synonyms	shred, tag, tag end, tatter
Broader	piece of cloth, piece of material
Narrower	pine-tar rag

rag > noun 2, time
Meaning	A week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities.
Synonyms	rag week
Parts	rag day
Region	United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Broader	week, hebdomad

rag > noun 3, communication
Meaning	Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano).
Synonyms	ragtime
Broader	dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music
Verbs	rag

rag > noun 4, communication
Meaning	Newspaper with half-size pages.
Synonyms	tabloid, sheet
Broader	newspaper, paper

rag > noun 5, act
Meaning	A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students).
Region	United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Broader	practical joke

rag > verb 1, emotion
Meaning	Treat cruelly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
Broader	harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
Narrower	madden; hamstring; tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer; persecute, oppress

rag > verb 2, emotion
Meaning	Cause annoyance in. Disturb, especially by minor irritations.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	The performance is likely to rag Sue
Synonyms	annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Similar to	chafe
Broader	displease
Narrower	get, get under one's skin; eat into, fret, rankle, grate; peeve; ruffle; fret; harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke; antagonize, antagonise

rag > verb 3, creation
Meaning	Play in ragtime.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They will rag the duet
Examples	"rag that old tune"
Category	music; music
Broader	play, spiel
Nouns	rag

rag > verb 4, communication
Meaning	Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	tease, razz, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
Broader	mock, bemock
Narrower	jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe; kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter

rag > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Censure severely or angrily.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot rag Sue
Examples	"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
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
Broader	knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
Narrower	chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct; tell off, brush down

rag > verb 6, change
Meaning	Break into lumps before sorting.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"rag ore"
Category	mining, excavation
Broader	break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise

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