TO RAG

Definition: RAG

RAG

Noun

1. A small piece of cloth.

2. (British) a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities.

3. Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano).

4. Newspaper with half-size pages.

5. (British) a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students).

Verb

1. Annoy constantly.

2. Cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves".

3. Play in ragtime, as of a musical piece.

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".

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"; "check" is archaic.

6. Break into lumps before sorting, as of ore.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Slang in 1811

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Hungarian

leszid vkit vmiért (to rag sy about sg, to rag sy for sg). (various references)

Pig Latin

otay agray.(various references)

Misspellings

"TO RAG" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: torag. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: argot, gator, groat.

-1 letter: goat, grat, grot, rato, rota, taro, toga, tora.

-2 letters: ago, art, gar, gat, goa, gor, got, oar, oat, ora, ort, rag, rat, rot, tag, tao, tar, tog, tor.

-3 letters: ag, ar, at, go, or, ta, to.

+1 letter: agorot, argots, forgat, garote, gators, groats, orgeat, ragout, ragtop.

+2 letters: agoroth, argotic, dogcart, fagoter, garoted, garotes, garotte, garrote, gloater, grantor, grayout, gyrator, legator, negator, orating, orgeats, outbrag, outdrag, outrage, outrang, portage, ragouts, ragtops, ragwort, rootage, storage, warthog.

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