rag - noun

a small piece of cloth or paper

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

music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

newspaper with half-size pages

a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

rag - verb

• treat cruelly
• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
• play in ragtime
• harass with persistent criticism or carping
• censure severely or angrily
• break into lumps before sorting

rag - thesaurus

annoy   bait   bedevil   berate   bother   chafe   chide   cod   crucify   devil   dun   frustrate   gravel   irritate   jaw   lambast   lambaste   lecture   nark   nettle   ragtime   rally   razz   rebuke   remonstrate   reprimand   reproof   ride   rile   scold   sheet   shred   tabloid   tag   tantalise   tantalize   tatter   taunt   tease   torment   trounce   twit   vex