Definition of rag

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • rag is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
  • rag is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
  • rag is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of rag


  • treat cruelly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bedevil
    2. crucify
    3. dun
    4. frustrate
    5. torment
  • a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. rag week
  • censure severely or angrily (verb)

    Examples

    1. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister

    Synonyms

    1. bawl out
    2. berate
    3. call down
    4. call on the carpet
    5. chew out
    6. chew up
    7. chide
    8. dress down
    9. have words
    10. jaw
    11. lambast
    12. lambaste
    13. lecture
    14. rebuke
    15. remonstrate
    16. reprimand
    17. scold
    18. take to task
    19. trounce
  • harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bait
    2. cod
    3. rally
    4. razz
    5. ride
    6. tantalise
    7. tantalize
    8. taunt
    9. tease
    10. twit
  • newspaper with half-size pages (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. sheet
    2. tabloid
  • music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ragtime
  • a small piece of cloth or paper (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. shred
    2. tag
    3. tag end
    4. tatter
  • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. annoy
    2. bother
    3. chafe
    4. devil
    5. get at
    6. get to
    7. gravel
    8. irritate
    9. nark
    10. nettle
    11. rile
    12. vex
  • a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) (noun)
  • break into lumps before sorting (verb)

    Examples

    1. rag ore
  • play in ragtime (verb)

    Examples

    1. rag that old tune

See definition of rag in Merriam Webster