Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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torment | Yes | No | Yes | No |
rag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
torment (noun) | rag (noun) |
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the act of harassing someone | a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) |
a severe affliction | a small piece of cloth |
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain | newspaper with half-size pages |
extreme mental distress | music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) |
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented | a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities |
unbearable physical pain |
torment (verb) | rag (verb) |
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subject to torture | break into lumps before sorting |
torment emotionally or mentally | censure severely or angrily |
treat cruelly | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
play in ragtime | |
treat cruelly | |
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |