Bug and Rag

Bug

Bug verb - Annoy persistently.

Rag and bug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rag" instead a verb "Bug".

Rag

Rag verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

Bug and rag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bug" instead a verb "Rag".

Nearby Word: ragtime

How words are described

old old bug old rag
similar similar bug similar rag
simple simple bug simple rag
poor poor bug poor rag
Other adjectives: horrible, red.

Common collocations

truck bug truck rag truck
window bug window rag window

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / X-Men: Apocalypse After being crushed like a bug and smashed against a wall like a rag doll, Xavier is left crawling and he's covered in blood.
  • Disney / Wreck-It Ralph In the climax, King Candy in his Cy-Bug form, despite being over twenty feet tall (and strong enough to toss Ralph around like a rag doll), can still move pretty damn fast.
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