rag vs dress down

dress down vs rag

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

rag and dress down both are verbs.

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

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

rag and dress down: censure severely or angrily

Other synonyms of rag 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.

rag (noun)	dress down (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

rag (verb)	dress down (verb)
break into lumps before sorting	dress informally and casually
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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