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A small piece of cloth or paper |
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A week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities |
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Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) |
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Newspaper with half-size pages |
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A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) |
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Treat cruelly The children tormented the stuttering teacher |
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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 |
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Play in ragtime Rag that old tune |
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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 |
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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 |
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Break into lumps before sorting Rag ore |
noun | shred, tag, tag end, tatter, piece of cloth, piece of material
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noun | rag week, week, hebdomad |
noun | ragtime, dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music
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noun | tabloid, sheet, newspaper, paper |
noun | practical joke
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verb | torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke |
verb | annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil, displease |
verb | play, spiel |
verb | tease, razz, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride, mock, bemock |
verb | call on the carpet, rebuke, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast, knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
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verb | break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise |