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Meaning of rag

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rag
      n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {shred},
           {tag}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
      2: a week at British universities during which side-shows and
         processions of floats are organized to raise money for
         charities [syn: {rag}, {rag week}]
      3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn:
         {ragtime}, {rag}]
      4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: {tabloid}, {rag},
         {sheet}]
      5: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
      v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
           teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {crucify},
           {dun}, {frustrate}]
      2: 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"
         [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at},
         {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex},
         {chafe}, {devil}]
      3: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
      4: 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" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod},
         {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally},
         {ride}]
      5: 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" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {take to task},
         {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture},
         {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold},
         {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out},
         {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
      6: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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