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BALLYRAG (ballyragged, 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

• BALLYRAG (verb)

Sense 1

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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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