Quick definitions from WordNet (rag)
▸ noun: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
▸ noun: a small piece of cloth or paper
▸ noun: a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
▸ noun: newspaper with half-size pages
▸ noun: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
▸ verb: break into lumps before sorting ("Rag ore")
▸ verb: play in ragtime ("Rag that old tune")
▸ verb: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
▸ verb: treat cruelly
▸ verb: censure severely or angrily ("The deputy ragged the Prime Minister")
▸ verb: harass with persistent criticism or carping
▸ Also see rag
▸ noun: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
▸ noun: a small piece of cloth or paper
▸ noun: a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
▸ noun: newspaper with half-size pages
▸ noun: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
▸ verb: break into lumps before sorting ("Rag ore")
▸ verb: play in ragtime ("Rag that old tune")
▸ verb: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
▸ verb: treat cruelly
▸ verb: censure severely or angrily ("The deputy ragged the Prime Minister")
▸ verb: harass with persistent criticism or carping
▸ Also see rag