rag Meaning and Definition

1. n. a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

2. n. a small piece of cloth or paper

3. n. newspaper with half-size pages

4. n. music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

5. n. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

6. v. break into lumps before sorting

7. v. censure severely or angrily

8. v. harass with persistent criticism or carping

9. v. play in ragtime

10. v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

11. v. treat cruelly