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rag vs take to task

take to task vs rag

rag is a noun but take to task is not a noun.

rag and take to task both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rag Yes No Yes No
take to task No No Yes No
As verbs, rag and take to task are synonyms defined as:
  • rag and take to task: 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, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, trounce.
rag (noun) take to task (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) take to task (verb)
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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