Sounds | rae'g | |
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Rhymes | Ag ... zigzag: 32 rhymes with aeg... |
Meaning | A small piece ... / piece of cloth or paper. | |
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Synonyms | shred, tag, tag end, tatter | |
Narrower | pine-tar rag | baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar |
Broader | piece of cloth, piece of material | A separate part consisting of fabric |
Spanish | andrajo, harapo, jirón, trapo | |
Catalan | andrajo, drap, parrac |
Meaning | A week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities / charities. | |
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Synonym | rag week | |
Parts | rag day | A day on which university students hold a rag |
Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
Broader | week, hebdomad | Any period of seven consecutive days |
Meaning | music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano). | |
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Synonym | ragtime | |
Broader | dance music | Music to dance to |
Spanish | ragtime, tiempo sincopado | |
Catalan | temps sincopat | |
Verbs | rag | play in ragtime |
Meaning | newspaper with half-size pages. | |
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Synonyms | tabloid, sheet | |
Broader | newspaper, paper | A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets |
Spanish | periódico sensacionalista, tableta, tabloide |
Meaning | A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students). | |
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Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
Broader | practical joke | A prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) |
Spanish | broma pesada, burla, novatada | |
Catalan | broma pesada |
Meaning | treat cruelly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate | |
Narrower | hamstring | make ineffective or powerless |
madden | Drive up the wall | |
persecute, oppress | Cause to suffer | |
tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer | annoy persistently | |
Broader | harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke | annoy continually or chronically |
Spanish | atormentar, frustrar, martirizar, torturar | |
Catalan | frustrar, martiritzar, torturar, turmentar |
Meaning | Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The performance is likely to rag Sue | |
Synonyms | annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | |
Narrower | antagonize, antagonise | Provoke the hostility of |
eat into, fret, rankle, grate | gnaw into | |
fret | Cause annoyance in | |
get, get under one's skin | irritate | |
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke | annoy continually or chronically | |
peeve | Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful | |
ruffle | Trouble or vex | |
Broader | displease | Give displeasure to |
Similar to | chafe | Feel extreme / extreme irritation or anger |
Spanish | agobiar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vejar | |
Catalan | amoïnar, atabalar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vexar |
Meaning | Play in ragtime. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They will rag the duet | |
Example | "rag that old tune" | |
Category | music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | |
Broader | play, spiel | replay (as a melody) |
Nouns | rag | music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) |
Meaning | harass with persistent criticism or carping. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | tease, razz, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride | |
Narrower | jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe | laugh at with contempt and derision |
kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter | Be silly or tease one another | |
Broader | mock, bemock | treat with contempt |
Spanish | befarse, burlarse, burlar, cachondearse, chancearse, chotearse, chungearse, mofarse, molestar, pitorrearse, recochinearse, tomar el pelo | |
Catalan | amoïnar, burlar, fastidiar, fastiguejar, molestar, tantalitzar |
Meaning | censure severely or angrily. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam cannot rag Sue | |
Example | "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister" | |
Synonyms | call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast | |
Narrower | chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct | censure severely |
tell off, brush down | reprimand | |
Broader | knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart | find fault with |
Spanish | amonestar, censurar, criticar, dar una paliza, discutir, echar una reprimenda, increpar, llamar la atención, poner verde, rechazar, reconvenir, regañar, reñir, reprender a gritos, reprender, reprimir, reprobar, reprochar, retar, tener unas palabras, vociferar | |
Catalan | amonestar, increpar, reganyar, renyar, reprendre |
Meaning | break into lumps before sorting. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "rag ore" | |
Category | mining, excavation | The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth |
Broader | break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise | break or cause to break into pieces |
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