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rag

noun

1 rag

A small piece of cloth or paper.

synonyms: shred, tag, tag end, tatter.

Dutch: klodde, lap, lompen, lor, tod, vod
Polish: szmata

2 rag

A week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities.

synonym: rag week.

3 rag

Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano).

synonym: ragtime.

Dutch: ragtime
Polish: ragtime

4 rag

Newspaper with half-size pages.

synonyms: sheet, tabloid.

Dutch: sensatieblad, sensatiekrant, schandaalblad, boulevardblad, boulevardkrant, roddelkrant, roddelblad, tabloid
Polish: tabloid, bulwarówka

5 rag

A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students).

verb

1 rag

Treat cruelly.

synonyms: bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, torment.

2 rag

Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.

synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle ... show more.

Dutch: storen, ergeren, donderen, donderjagen, donderstenen, donderstralen, du(i)veljagen, duvelen, duveljagen, etteren ... show more

3 rag

Play in ragtime.

4 rag

Harass with persistent criticism or carping.

synonyms: bait, cod, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit.

Dutch: martelen, hekelen, mienen, narren, sarren, tergen, treiteren, zuigen

5 rag

Censure severely or angrily:
— The deputy ragged the Prime Minister.

synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw ... show more.

Dutch: schelden, op het matje roepen, berispen, aanrekenen, aantijgen, aanwrijven, imputeren, inwrijven, nadragen, verwijten

6 rag

Break into lumps before sorting.


adverb

Roget 31: truly etc. (truth) 494 [in a positive degree]; decidedly, unequivocally, purely, absolutely, seriously, essentially, fundamentally, radically, ... show more

Moby thesaurus: abuse, acid rock, act drop, afterglow, afterimage, andante tempo, apparel, array, asbestos, asbestos board, attire, avant-garde jazz, backdrop, balance, ballroom music, banter, bark at, baste, batten, bawl out ... show more.

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rags

noun

Roget 225: clothing, investment; covering etc. 223; dress, raiment, drapery, costume, attire, guise, toilet, toilette, trim; ... show more

Roget 645: inutility; uselessness etc. adj.; inefficacy, futility; ineptitude, inaptitude; unsubservience; inadequacy etc. (insufficiency) 640; inefficiency, ... show more

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