Ragged
vverb.emotiontreat cruellySynset:bedevil crucify dun frustrate rag torment
Examples:- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Derivationally Related Form:tormentbedevilmentfrustrationcrucifixiontormentertormentor
Hypernyms:beset chevvy chevy chivvy chivy harass harry hassle molest plague provoke
Inherited Hypernyms:tormentharassannoydisplease
Direct Hyponyms:badgerbeleaguerbughamstringmaddenoppresspersecutepestertease
Full Troponyms:hamstringmaddenpersecutepurgetease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: frustrate)
vverb.emotioncause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritationsSynset:annoy bother chafe devil get at get to gravel irritate nark nettle rag rile vex
Examples:- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Derivationally Related Form:irritationbotherationirritantvexervexationdevilryannoyerdeviltrydevilmentannoyancebother
Hypernyms:displease
Inherited Hypernyms:annoydisplease
Direct Hyponyms:antagoniseantagonizebesetchevvychevychivvychivyeat intofretgetget under one's skingrateharassharryhasslemolestpeeveplagueprovokerankleruffle
Full Troponyms:antagonizeeat intofretgethamstringharasshazemaddenneedlepeevepersecutepurgeruffleteasetorment
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: devil, irritate, gravel, nark, rile, rag, annoy, nettle, get to, vex) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: irritate, vex, annoy)
vverb.creationplay in ragtimeTopic:musicmusic
Derivationally Related Form:rag
Hypernyms:play spiel
Inherited Hypernyms:ragplayre-createmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They will --- the duet (apply to: rag)
vverb.communicationharass with persistent criticism or carpingSynset:bait cod rag rally razz ride tantalise tantalize taunt tease twit
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:tauntingteasetwittantalisertantalizationrazzingteasingTantalustantalizertauntteaser
Hypernyms:bemock mock
Inherited Hypernyms:teasemocktreatinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:banterbarrackchafffloutgibejeerjollyjoshkidscoff
Full Troponyms:jeerkid
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationcensure severely or angrilySynset:bawl out berate call down call on the carpet chew out chew up chide dress down have words jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand scold take to task trounce
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:rebukerchidingreprimandscoldingrebukelecturescolder
Hypernyms:criticise criticize knock pick apart
Inherited Hypernyms:call on the carpetknockcommentnotestateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:brush downcastigatechastenchastisecorrectobjurgatetell off
Full Troponyms:chastiseflametell off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: remonstrate, jaw, have words) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: bawl out, chew up, chew out, scold, lambast, dress down, rag, rebuke, lambaste, berate)
vverb.changebreak into lumps before sortingTopic:excavationmining
Hypernyms:break up fragment fragmentise fragmentize
Inherited Hypernyms:ragbreak upbreakchange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allbeing or dressed in clothes that are worn or tornExamples:- clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's
- a ragged tramp
Antonyms:new
Derivationally Related Form:raggedness
Inherited Hypernyms:ragged
Similar to:worn
adj satadj.allworn out from stress or strainAntonyms:rested
Inherited Hypernyms:ragged
Similar to:tired
adj satadj.allhaving an irregular outlineExamples:- text set with ragged right margins
- herded the class into a ragged line
Antonyms:even
Derivationally Related Form:raggedness
Inherited Hypernyms:ragged
Similar to:uneven