simple past tense and past participle of rag

plural of rag

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rag

Dressed in very old, torn clothes. / (by extension) Very poor or lowly.

(chiefly US, Canada, transitive) To ridicule, to make fun of (someone).

(UK, slang, obsolete) Synonym of Rag and Famish (“the Army and Navy Club in London, England”)

present participle of rag

The act of one who rags or teases. / (South Asia) An initiation in educational institutions (e.g. universities) usually involving harassment by upperclassmen.

plural of ragging

(chiefly Britain and Ireland, university slang) An annual event in many universities where students engage in unusual activities to raise money for charity.