n.
1.a small piece of cloth or paper
2.a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
3.music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
4.newspaper with half-size pages
5.a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) rag v.
1.treat cruelly
2.cause annoyance in
3.play in ragtime
4.harass with persistent criticism or carping
5.censure severely or angrily
6.break into lumps before sorting
Idiom of the Day
sit back
to be located a distance away from a street
The large mansion sits back three hundred meters from the street.