"ragged" in the verb sense

1. torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

treat cruelly

"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

2. annoy, rag, 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"

3. rag

play in ragtime

"rag that old tune"

4. tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride

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"

5. call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast

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"

6. rag

break into lumps before sorting

"rag ore"

"ragged" in the adjective sense

1. ragged

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

"clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"

"a ragged tramp"

2. ragged

worn out from stress or strain

"run ragged"

3. ragged

having an irregular outline

"text set with ragged right margins"

"herded the class into a ragged line"

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