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n. a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

n. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

ragtime, rag

n. music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

tabloid, rag, sheet

n. newspaper with half-size pages

rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter

n. a small piece of cloth or paper

rag

v. play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"

rag

v. break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"

torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast

v. 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"

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history, account, chronicle, story

n. a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

periodical

n. a publication that appears at fixed intervals

fabric, cloth, material, textile

n. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

harrow, disk

v. draw a harrow over (land)

hunt

v. search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

heckle

v. challenge aggressively

victimize, victimise

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

torture, excruciate, torment

v. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

molest

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat

v. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

crush, smash, demolish

v. humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

titillate

v. excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

interest

v. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

tempt, invite

v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

tempt, allure

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

bait

v. lure, entice, or entrap with bait

reprimand, censure, criminate

v. rebuke formally

admonish, reprove

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

reproach, upbraid

v. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

condemn

v. compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"

condemn

v. appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway"

rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave

v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

explode

v. cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

harangue

v. deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

vilify, revile, vituperate, rail

v. spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

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praise

v. express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

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