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ragging
跳汰機床層; 重粒料鋪層
Rag v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ragged p. pr. & vb. n. Ragging ] To become tattered. [Obs.]
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]