rag
has definitions from the fields of music,fine art,dance,clothing,printing,writing,news
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[ noun ] (clothing) a small piece of cloth
Used in print (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)In deadly earnest , the besiegers methodically stripped away portions of the roof and tossed lighted rags inside , only to have most stamped_out by the women as_soon_as they hit the floor . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)Burly leathered men and wrinkled women in drab black rags carried_on in a primitive way , almost unchanged from feudal times . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)`` This coat looks_like a rag heap '' . He knew the house like a blind_man , through his fingers , and he did not like to think_of all the time and rags and polishes he had spent on keeping it up . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (music,fine art,dance) music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
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[ verb ] censure severely or angrily
Examples "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" "check" is archaic |
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[ verb ] harass with persistent criticism or carping
Examples "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" |
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[ verb ] cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations
Examples : "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me" "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
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[ noun ] (British) a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
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