Noun
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a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
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newspaper with half-size pages
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music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
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a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
- rag week -
a small piece of cloth or paper
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Verb
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break into lumps before sorting
"rag ore"
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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"
- call on the carpet - take to task - dress down - call down - bawl out - chew out - chew up - have words -
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"
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play in ragtime
"rag that old tune"
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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"
- get to - get at -
treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"