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

Synonyms

tag tag_end tatter shred

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 .

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[ noun ] (music,fine art,dance) music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

Synonyms

ragtime

Related terms

dance_music

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[ noun ] (printing,writing,news) newspaper with half-size pages

Synonyms

sheet tabloid

Related terms

newspaper

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[ noun ] (British) a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

Synonyms

rag_week

Related terms

week rag_day UK

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[ verb ] break into lumps before sorting, as of ore

Related terms

break_up mining

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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 ] (music) play in ragtime, as of a musical piece

Related terms

play music music

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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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[ verb ] treat cruelly

Examples

"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

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[ noun ] (British) a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

Related terms

practical_joke UK

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