English noun: rag | |||
1. | rag (artifact) a small piece of cloth or paper | ||
Synonyms | shred, tag, tag end, tatter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | piece of cloth, piece of material | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pine-tar rag | ||
2. | rag (time) a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities | ||
Synonyms | rag week | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hebdomad, week | ||
Part holonym | rag day | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
3. | rag (communication) music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) | ||
Synonyms | ragtime | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dance music | ||
4. | rag (communication) newspaper with half-size pages | ||
Synonyms | sheet, tabloid | ||
Broader (hypernym) | newspaper, paper | ||
5. | rag (act) a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | practical joke | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
English verb: rag | |||
1. | rag (emotion) treat cruelly | ||
Samples | The children tormented the stuttering teacher. | ||
Synonyms | bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, torment | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | badger, beleaguer, bug, hamstring, madden, oppress, persecute, pester, tease | ||
2. | rag (emotion) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | ||
Samples | Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to rag Sue | ||
Synonyms | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rile, vex | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displease | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | antagonise, antagonize, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, eat into, fret, fret, get, get under one's skin, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, peeve, plague, provoke, rankle, ruffle | ||
Verb group | chafe | ||
3. | rag (creation) play in ragtime | ||
Samples | Rag that old tune. | ||
Examples | They will rag the duet | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | play, spiel | ||
Domain category | music, music | ||
4. | rag (communication) harass with persistent criticism or carping | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bemock, mock | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | banter, barrack, chaff, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, josh, kid, scoff | ||
5. | rag (communication) censure severely or angrily | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot rag Sue | ||
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, take to task, trounce | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off | ||
6. | rag (change) break into lumps before sorting | ||
Samples | Rag ore. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize | ||
Domain category | excavation, mining | ||