rag

rag (http://definr.com/rag)

     n 1: a small piece of cloth [syn: shred, tag, tag end, tatter]
     2: (British) a week at British universities during which
        side-shows and processions of floats are organized to
        raise money for charities
     3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn:
         ragtime]
     4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: tabloid, sheet]
     5: (British) a boisterous practical joke (especially by college
        students)
     v 1: annoy constantly [syn: torment, bedevil, crucify, dun,
           frustrate]
     2: cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. 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, as of a musical piece
     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"; "check" is archaic [syn: rebuke, trounce,
         reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, scold,
         chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out,
         chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]
     6: break into lumps before sorting, as of ore