rag

Noun rag has 5 senses

• 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

• 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

• rag(n = noun.communication) ragtime - music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano);
is a kind of dance music
Derived form verb rag₃

• rag(n = noun.communication) sheet, tabloid - newspaper with half-size pages;
is a kind of newspaper, paper

• rag(n = noun.act) - a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students);
is a kind of practical joke

Verb rag has 6 senses

• 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

• 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 sentence:
The performance is likely to rag Sue

• rag(v = verb.creation) - play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
is one way to play, spiel
Derived form noun rag₃
Sample sentence:
They will rag the duet

• 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 sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

• 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 sentence:
Sam cannot rag Sue

• 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