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rag

noun

a small piece of cloth or paper
Synonyms: shred, tag, tag end, tatter
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
Synonyms: rag week
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
Synonyms: ragtime
newspaper with half-size pages
Synonyms: sheet, tabloid
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

verb

treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
Synonyms: bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, torment
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"
Synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rile, vex
play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
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"
Synonyms: bait, cod, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit
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"
Synonyms: 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, trounce
break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"