Play and Rag

Play

Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Rag and play are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rag" instead the word "Play" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Rag noun - A playful or mischievous act intended as a joke.

Usage example: a collegiate rag that nearly got him sent down from Oxford

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Play and rag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead the word "Rag" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: ragtime

old	old play	old rag
full	full play	full rag
poor	poor play	poor rag
traditional	traditional play	traditional rag
Other adjectives: general, eponymous.

bit

play bit

rag bit

Nowadays mostly he's used to play up a Halloween connection more than rag doll with his flexibility.

Source: Contortionist
Rag doll physics start to come into play.

Source: Difficult but Awesome
An infinitely deep cavern formed by one of the nukes dropping during the Untergang, and filled with ancient treasures of the old world.You play as a rag tag team of mercenaries come to make their fortune in the Krater.

Source: Video Game / Krater

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