Noun
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

Noun
a small piece of cloth or paper

Noun
newspaper with half-size pages

Noun
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

Noun
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; "rag ore"

Verb
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"

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"

Verb
play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"

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"

Verb
treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

v. t.
To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

n.
A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.

n.
Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.

n.
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

n.
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.

n.
A ragged edge.

n.
A sail, or any piece of canvas.

v. i.
To become tattered.

v. t.
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

v. t.
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

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