rag

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[ US /ˈɹæɡ/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈæɡ/ ]

VERB

harass with persistent criticism or carping
Don't ride me so hard over my failure
His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
The children teased the new teacher
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
play in ragtime
rag that old tune
treat cruelly
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
censure severely or angrily
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
break into lumps before sorting
rag ore

NOUN

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

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How To Use rag In A Sentence

Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
She was all cold and bedraggled after falling into the river.
Elisabeth found herself with a straggle of colonists in a mosquito-ridden, uncleared jungle where sandflies bored into the skin of the feet and the clay soil was so intractable that nothing would grow.
A lot of schools don't really encourage team sports .
In the forecabins, the head and shower is located forward and has a large mirrored vanity with ample storage below.
Epsom showed a great deal of heart considering their lowly league position but there are days when courage counts for naught and this was one of them.
Thell Torrence's name may not be familiar to the average fight fan but he, along with a couple of others, is the premier teacher of the manly art in the USA.
Combine the corn with steamed green vegetables like asparagus and offer baked potatoes to ensure the children don't go hungry.
From the combined results Thomas's group estimated an average particle size of 100 for the copper metal aggregates.
So, while the average cup of decaf contains between 6 and 10 milligrams of caffeine per serving, the regulation allows for "decaf" coffee to contain much higher levels of the stimulant, at least 30 milligrams in some cases, according to Undefined

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