Ragging

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rag \Rag\ (r[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ragged} (r[a^]gd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Ragging} (r[a^]g"g[i^]ng).]
     To become tattered. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  rag
       n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {shred}, {tag}, {tag
            end}, {tatter}]
       2: a week at British universities during which side-shows and
          processions of floats are organized to raise money for
          charities [syn: {rag week}]
       3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn:
           {ragtime}]
       4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: {tabloid}, {sheet}]
       5: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
       v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
            teacher" [syn: {torment}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
       2: 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}]
       3: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
       4: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "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" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {cod}, {tantalize},
           {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]
       5: censure severely or angrily; "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" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke},
          {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress
          down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out},
           {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste},
           {lambast}]
       6: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
       [also: {ragging}, {ragged}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ragging
       See {rag}