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BALLYRAG (ballyragged, ballyragging)
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Irregular inflected forms: ballyragged , ballyragging
, ballyragging Dictionary entry overview: What does ballyrag mean?
• BALLYRAG (verb)
The verb BALLYRAG has 1 sense:
1. be bossy towards
Familiarity information: BALLYRAG used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be bossy towards
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
ballyrag; boss around; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; hector; push around; strong-arm
Context example:
Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
Hypernyms (to "ballyrag" is one way to...):
intimidate (make timid or fearful)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ballyrag"):
domineer; tyrannise; tyrannize (rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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