rag vs jaw

rag and jaw both are nouns.

rag and jaw both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rag	Yes	No	Yes	No
jaw	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rag and jaw are synonyms defined as:

rag and jaw: censure severely or angrily

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

rag (noun)	jaw (noun)
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)	holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
a small piece of cloth	the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
newspaper with half-size pages	the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
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)	jaw (verb)
break into lumps before sorting	talk socially without exchanging too much information
censure severely or angrily	censure severely or angrily
harass with persistent criticism or carping	talk incessantly and tiresomely
play in ragtime	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
treat cruelly
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

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