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ragged
adj. tattered, torn, worn; rough, having jagged edges
 
rag
v. tease, mock, poke fun at; play practical jokes, play pranks


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ragged
Adjective
1. being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn; "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp"
(similar) worn
2. worn out from stress or strain; "run ragged"
(similar) tired
3. having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line"
(similar) uneven

 
rag
Noun
1. a small piece of cloth or paper
(synonym) shred, tag, tag end, tatter
(hypernym) piece of cloth, piece of material
(hyponym) pine-tar rag
2. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
(synonym) rag week
(hypernym) week, hebdomad
(part-meronym) rag day
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3. music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
(synonym) ragtime
(hypernym) dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music
4. newspaper with half-size pages
(synonym) tabloid, sheet
(hypernym) newspaper, paper
5. a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
(hypernym) practical joke
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Verb
1. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
(synonym) torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
(hypernym) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
(hyponym) madden
2. 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"
(synonym) annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
(hypernym) displease
(hyponym) get, get under one's skin
(verb-group) chafe
3. play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
(hypernym) play, spiel
(derivation) ragtime
(classification) music
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"
(synonym) tease, razz, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
(hypernym) mock, bemock
(hyponym) jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe
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"
(synonym) call on the carpet, rebuke, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
(hypernym) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
(hyponym) chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
6. break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
(hypernym) break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
(classification) mining, excavation



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Ragged
(n.)
Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
  
 
(n.)
Rough; shaggy; rugged.
  
 
(n.)
Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
  
 
(n.)
Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.
  
 
(n.)
Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.
  
 
(imp. & p. p.)
of Rag
  

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ragged
adj.
1. worn into tatters
پھٹے حال, (مفلوک الحال)
2. uneven
ناہموار, پرُنشيب وفراز, اُونچا نيچا
ragged rocks
اُونچے نيچے پہاڑ
3. jagged
کھردرا, دندانے دار, (اُلجھا ہوا, ناتراشيدہ, بےڈھنگا, ناموزوں)
4. dressed in rags
گدڑيا, دلق پوش
ragged shepherds
چتھڑوں سے لگا ہوا, گدڑيا
5. not musical
کھرکھرا, پھٹي ہوئي, بھرائي ہوئي
ragged school
خيراتي مدرسہ
ragged voice
پھٹي آواز

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