rag [ ræɡ ]

• n.
  • a small piece of cloth or paper

    同义词： 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

    同义词： rag week

  • music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

    同义词： ragtime

  • newspaper with half-size pages

    同义词： tabloid sheet

  • a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
• v.
  • treat cruelly

    同义词： torment bedevil crucify dun frustrate

  • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

    同义词： annoy get to bother get at irritate rile nark nettle gravel vex chafe devil

  • play in ragtime

    "rag that old tune"

  • harass with persistent criticism or carping

    同义词： tease razz cod tantalize tantalise bait taunt twit rally ride

  • censure severely or angrily

    "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"

    同义词： call on the carpet take to task rebuke trounce reproof lecture reprimand jaw dress down call down scold chide berate bawl out remonstrate chew out chew up have words lambaste lambast

  • break into lumps before sorting

    "rag ore"

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