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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rag \Rag\ (r[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ragged (r[a^]gd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Ragging (r[a^]g"g[i^]ng).]
     To become tattered. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rag \Rag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ragged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ragging.]
     To become tattered. [Obs.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  rag
       n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: shred, tag, tag
            end, tatter]
       2: a week at British universities during which side-shows and
          processions of floats are organized to raise money for
          charities [syn: rag week]
       3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn:
           ragtime]
       4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: tabloid, sheet]
       5: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
       v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
            teacher" [syn: torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate]
       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" [syn: annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate,
           rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil]
       3: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
       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" [syn: tease, razz, cod, tantalize,
           tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]
       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" [syn: 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]
       6: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
       [also: ragging, ragged]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  ragging
       See rag

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ragging
     n.
     1 The act of one who rags or teases.
     2 (lb en South Asia) An initiation in educational institutions (e.g.
  university) usually involving harassment by upperclassmen.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rag nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  ragging
     n.
     1 The act of one who rags or teases.
     2 (lb en South Asia) An initiation in educational institutions (e.g.
  university) usually involving harassment by upperclassmen.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rag nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  ragging
     n.
     1 The act of one who rags or teases.
     2 (lb en South Asia) An initiation in educational institutions (e.g.
  university) usually involving harassment by upperclassmen.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rag nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  ragging
     n.
     1 The act of one who rags or teases.
     2 (lb en South Asia) An initiation in educational institutions (e.g.
  university) usually involving harassment by upperclassmen.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rag nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ragging
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en rag ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb rag)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Ragging /ɹˈaɡɪŋ/
  الإثارة

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ragging /ɹˈaɡɪŋ/
  Unfug treibend

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ragging /ɹˈaɡɪŋ/
  foppend, aufziehend
   see: rag sb., ragged
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ragging /ɹˈaɡɪŋ/
  rohe Sortierung 

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     跳汰机床层; 重粒料铺层

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