rag

nouns

a small piece of cloth or paper
rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
rag, rag week
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
rag, ragtime
newspaper with half-size pages
rag, sheet, tabloid
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
rag
domain region
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
is a type of (narrower)
a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
practical joke

verbs

treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment
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"
annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
play in ragtime
"rag that old tune"
rag
domain category
musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
"his music was his central interest"
music
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
music
is a type of (narrower)
replay (as a melody)
"Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"
play, spiel
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"
bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit
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"
bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce
break into lumps before sorting
"rag ore"
rag
domain category
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
excavation, mining
is a type of (narrower)
break or cause to break into pieces
"The plate fragmented"
break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize