English dictionary definition of:

rag


Noun

  • a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
  • a small piece of cloth or paper
  • newspaper with half-size pages
  • music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
  • a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

Verb

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

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 British English spelling tantalize American English spelling tatter taunt tease torment trounce twit vex

Scrabble score for rag


Scrabble score = 4

generated at 07:39:48 on 17-10-19

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