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Meaning of 'rag' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rag [ n.]
- A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.
- Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.
- A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.
- A ragged edge.
- A sail, or any piece of canvas.
2 . Rag [ v. i.]
- To become tattered.
3 . Rag [ v. t.]
- To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

Meaning of 'rag' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rag [ v]
Meaning (1):
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (2):
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Example in sentence:
  • It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves;
  • Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
Meaning (3):
- break into lumps before sorting
Example in sentence:
  • rag ore
Meaning (4):
- play in ragtime
Example in sentence:
  • rag that old tune
Meaning (5):
- treat cruelly
Example in sentence:
  • The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Meaning (6):
- censure severely or angrily
Example in sentence:
  • The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup;
  • The deputy ragged the Prime Minister;
  • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car

Nearby Words:

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