rag
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~ a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
rag day
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~ a day on which university students hold a rag
rag
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~ newspaper with half-size pages
rag paper
— Noun
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~ paper made partly or wholly from rags
rag
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~ a small piece of cloth or paper
rag
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~ music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
rag
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~ a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
rag doll
— Noun
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~ a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted
rag gourd
— Noun
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~ any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
rag
— Verb
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~ treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
rag
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~ 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"
rag
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~ 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"
rag
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~ break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
rag
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~ 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"
rag
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~ play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"