1. rag(n = noun.artifact) shred, tag, tag end, tatter - a small piece of cloth or paper;
is a kind of piece of cloth, piece of material
has particulars: pine-tar rag
2. rag(n = noun.time) rag week - a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities;
is a kind of hebdomad, week
has parts: rag day
3. rag(n = noun.communication) ragtime - music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano);
is a kind of dance music
Derived form verb rag3
4. rag(n = noun.communication) sheet, tabloid - newspaper with half-size pages;
is a kind of newspaper, paper
5. rag(n = noun.act) - a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students);
is a kind of practical joke
1. rag(v = verb.emotion) bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, torment - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
is one way to beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
2. rag(v = verb.emotion) annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rile, vex - 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"
is one way to displease
Sample sentences:
The performance is likely to rag Sue
3. rag(v = verb.creation) - play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
is one way to play, spiel
Derived form noun rag3
Sample sentences:
They will rag the duet
4. rag(v = verb.communication) bait, cod, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit - 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"
is one way to bemock, mock
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
5. rag(v = verb.communication) bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce - 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"
is one way to criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart
Sample sentences:
Sam cannot rag Sue
6. rag(v = verb.change) - break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
is one way to break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter. Pegge. [1913 Webster]
1. A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment. [1913 Webster]
"Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed,
And fluttered into rags." [1913 Webster]
"Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover the shame of their cruelty." [1913 Webster]
2. Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress. [1913 Webster]
"And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm." [1913 Webster]
3. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. [1913 Webster]
"The other zealous rag is the compositor." [1913 Webster]
"Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and rag." [1913 Webster]
4. A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture. [1913 Webster]
5. A ragged edge. [1913 Webster]
6. A sail, or any piece of canvas. [1913 Webster]
"Our ship was a clipper with every rag set." [1913 Webster]
To become tattered. [1913 Webster]
1. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting. [1913 Webster]
2. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone. [1913 Webster]
1. To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered indecorous. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
rag, n.
1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which cloth etc. is reduced by wear and tear.
2 (in pl.) old or worn clothes.
3 (collect.) scraps of cloth used as material for paper, stuffing, etc.
4 derog. a a newspaper. b a flag, handkerchief, curtain, etc.
5 (usu. with neg.) the smallest scrap of cloth etc. (not a rag to cover him).
6 an odd scrap; an irregular piece.
7 a jagged projection, esp. on metal.
Idiom:
in rags
1 much torn.
2 in old torn clothes. rag-and-bone man Brit. an itinerant dealer in old clothes, furniture, etc.
rag-bag
1 a bag in which scraps of fabric etc. are kept for use.
2 a miscellaneous collection.
3 sl. a sloppily-dressed woman. rag bolt a bolt with barbs to keep it tight when it has been driven in. rag book a children's book made of untearable cloth. rag doll a stuffed doll made of cloth. rag paper paper made from rags. rag-picker a collector and seller of rags. rags to riches poverty to affluence. rag trade colloq. the business of designing, making, and selling women's clothes.
rag, n. & v. sl.
--n. Brit.
1 a fund-raising programme of stunts, parades, and entertainment organized by students.
2 colloq. a prank.
3 a a rowdy celebration. b a noisy disorderly scene.
--v. (ragged, ragging)
1 tr. tease; torment; play rough jokes on.
2 tr. scold; reprove severely.
3 intr. Brit. engage in rough play; be noisy and riotous.
rag, n.
1 a large coarse roofing-slate.
2 any of various kinds of hard coarse sedimentary stone that break into thick slabs.
rag, n. Mus. a ragtime composition or tune.
Etymology:
perh. f. RAGGED: see RAGTIME
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on the rag, pine-tar rag, rag day, rag doll, rag gourd, rag out, rag paper, rag trade, rag week