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rag
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 3
- Starts with
- R
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- A
- Scrabble score
- 4
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
noun
a small piece of cloth
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”
verb
harass with persistent criticism or carping
“The children teased the new teacher”
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”
verb
treat cruelly
“The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
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Example Sentences
rag ore
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
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 that old tune
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
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