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RAGGING
RAG
rag
(verb) break into lumps before sorting; “rag ore”
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
(verb) 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
(verb) play in ragtime; “rag that old tune”
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
(verb) 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”
torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
(verb) treat cruelly; “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
ragging
present participle of rag
Noun
ragging (countable and uncountable, plural raggings)
The act of one who rags or teases.
(South Asia) An initiation in educational institutions (e.g. universities) usually involving harassment by upperclassmen.
Synonym: hazing (US)
Anagrams
• ring gag
Source: Wiktionary
RAG
Rag, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Icel. rægja to calumniate, OHG, ruogen to accuse, G. rügen to censure, AS. wregan, Goth. wrohjan to accuse.]
Definition: To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge.
Rag, n. Etym: [OE. ragge, probably of Scand, origin; cf. Icel. rögg rough hair. Cf. Rug, n.]
1. A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment. Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, And fluttered into rags. Milton. Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover the shame of their cruelty. Fuller.
2. pl.
Definition: Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress. And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Dryden.
3. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. The other zealous rag is the compositor. B. Jonson. Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and rag. Spenser.
4. (Geol.)
Definition: A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.
5. (Metal Working)
Definition: A ragged edge.
6. A sail, or any piece of canvas. [Nautical Slang] Our ship was a clipper with every rag set. Lowell. Rag bolt, an iron pin with barbs on its shank to retain it in place.
– Rag carpet, a carpet of which the weft consists of narrow of cloth sewed together, end to end.
– Rag dust, fine particles of ground-up rags, used in making papier-machĂ© and wall papers.
– Rag wheel. (a) A chain wheel; a sprocket wheel. (b) A polishing wheel made of disks of cloth clamped together on a mandrel.
– Rag wool, wool obtained by tearing woolen rags into fine bits, shoddy.
Rag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ragged; p. pr. & vb. n. Ragging.]
Definition: To become tattered. [Obs.]
Rag, v. t.
1. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
2. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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