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English to English noun
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a small piece of cloth or paper |  | source: wordnet30
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a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities | | source: wordnet30
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music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) | | source: wordnet30
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newspaper with half-size pages | | source: wordnet30
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a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) | | source: wordnet30
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A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment. | | source: webster1913 verb
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treat cruelly | | Example: The children tormented the stuttering teacher
source: wordnet30
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cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | | Example: Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
source: wordnet30
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play in ragtime | | Example: rag that old tune
source: wordnet30
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harass with persistent criticism or carping | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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break into lumps before sorting | | Example: rag ore
source: wordnet30
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To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter. | | source: webster1913
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To become tattered. | | source: webster1913
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To break (ore) into lumps for sorting. | | source: webster1913
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To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time. | | source: webster1913
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