Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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rag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
chafe | Yes | No | Yes | No |
rag (noun) | chafe (noun) |
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a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) | anger produced by some annoying irritation |
a small piece of cloth | soreness and warmth caused by friction |
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 |
rag (verb) | chafe (verb) |
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break into lumps before sorting | warm by rubbing, as with the hands |
censure severely or angrily | tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading |
harass with persistent criticism or carping | cause friction |
play in ragtime | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |
treat cruelly | feel extreme irritation or anger |
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing |