rags - Meaning in Punjabi

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rag - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of rags in English

rag noun

1. a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
2. a small piece of cloth or paper

   Synonyms

   shred, tag end, tag, tag, tatter

3. newspaper with half-size pages

   Synonyms

   sheet, tabloid, tabloid

4. music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

   Synonyms

   ragtime

5. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

   Synonyms

   rag week

rag verb

1. break into lumps before sorting

   Example

   • "rag ore"
2. censure severely or angrily

   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

   Examples

   • "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
   • "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
   • "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
3. harass with persistent criticism or carping

   Synonyms

   bait, cod, cod, cod, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, tease, twit

   Examples

   • "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"
   • "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
   • "The children teased the new teacher"
4. play in ragtime

   Example

   • "rag that old tune"
5. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

   Synonyms

   annoy, bother, chafe, devil, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, nettle, rile, vex, vex

   Examples

   • "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
   • "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
6. treat cruelly

   Synonyms

   bedevil, crucify, dun, dun, frustrate, torment

   Example

   • "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

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