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)
1.treat cruelly;
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
2.cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
3.play in ragtime;
rag that old tune
4.harass with persistent criticism or carping;
The children teased the new teacher
5.censure severely or angrily;
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
6.break into lumps before sorting;
rag ore