rag
verb/ræɡ/
/ræɡ/
(old-fashioned)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they rag | /ræɡ/ /ræɡ/ |
| he / she / it rags | /ræɡz/ /ræɡz/ |
| past simple ragged | /ˈræɡɪd/ /ˈræɡɪd/ |
| past participle ragged | /ˈræɡɪd/ /ˈræɡɪd/ |
| -ing form ragging | /ˈræɡɪŋ/ /ˈræɡɪŋ/ |
- rag somebody (about something) to laugh at and/or play tricks on somebody synonym teaseWord Originverb and rag on somebody. mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
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