Meaning : A week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities.
Synonyms : rag week
Meaning : Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano).
Synonyms : ragtime
Meaning : A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students).
Meaning : Play in ragtime.
Example :
Rag that old tune.
Meaning : Censure severely or angrily.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce
Meaning : Break into lumps before sorting.
Example :
Rag ore.