a small piece of cloth or paper

[ Syn: 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

[ Syn: rag week ]

music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

[ Syn: ragtime ]

newspaper with half-size pages

[ Syn: tabloid , sheet ]

a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

treat cruelly; The children tormented the stuttering teacher

[ Syn: torment , bedevil , crucify , dun , frustrate ]

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

[ Syn: annoy , get to , bother , get at , irritate , rile , nark , nettle , gravel , vex , chafe , devil ]

play in ragtime; rag that old tune'

harass with persistent criticism or carping; The children teased the new teacher; Dont ride me so hard over my failure; His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie

[ Syn: tease , razz , cod , tantalize , tantalise , bait , taunt , twit , rally , ride ]

censure severely or angrily; The mother scolded the child for entering a strangers car; The deputy ragged the Prime Minister; The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

[ Syn: call on the carpet , take to task , rebuke , trounce , reproof , lecture , reprimand , jaw , dress down , call down , scold , chide , berate , bawl out , remonstrate , chew out , chew up , have words , lambaste , lambast ]

break into lumps before sorting; rag ore'