Verb
Annoy
“They rag each other endlessly about race and all its permutations, yet two men couldn't be more bonded together than they are in these mysteries.”
Verb
Tear to pieces
Verb
“… several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses.”
Noun
A piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things
“He searches through drawers and finds a rag to clean the kit.”
Noun
A publication that appears at regular intervals
“… the local rag publishes more gossip than news.”
Noun
Old or tattered clothes
“But they don't moan, because it's not that big a deal; they simply don their gaudy rags and their dancing shoes and get on with it.”
Noun
A programme of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity
“The whole gang get kidnapped by students indulging in some sort of rag week prank.”
Noun
A playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
“… a collegiate rag that nearly got him sent down from Oxford.”
Noun
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