Definition of Rag

Noun

  • a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
  • newspaper with half-size pages
  • music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
  • 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
    - tag end

Verb

  • break into lumps before sorting
    "rag ore"
  • 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"
  • play in ragtime
    "rag that old tune"
  • 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"
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Unscramble rag

4 unscramble word found using the letters rag.

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