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rag n. [
shred, tag, tag end, tatter] a small piece of cloth or paper
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rag v. [
torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate] treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
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rag n. [
rag week] a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
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rag v. [
annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil] 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"
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rag n. [
ragtime] music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
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