dress down vs rag

rag vs dress down

dress down is not a noun while rag is a noun.

dress down and rag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dress down	No	No	Yes	No
rag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dress down and rag are synonyms defined as:

dress down and rag: censure severely or angrily

Other synonyms of dress down include bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce.

dress down (noun)	rag (noun)
	a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
	a small piece of cloth
	newspaper with half-size pages
	music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
	a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

dress down (verb)	rag (verb)
dress informally and casually	break into lumps before sorting
censure severely or angrily	censure severely or angrily
	harass with persistent criticism or carping
	play in ragtime
	treat cruelly
	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

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