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imperfect, shabby, messy, disordered, disorderly, run-down,
battered, broken-down, neglected, deteriorated, dilapidated,
Colloq beat-up: From its ragged condition, it's clear that the
building isn't properly maintained. 5 rough, harsh, discordant,
grating, rasping, hoarse, scratchy, croaking: His voice, once a
beautiful lyric tenor, was ragged after years of alcoholism. 6
uneven, bad, poor, shabby, patchy: The guests gave a ragged
rendition of 'Happy Birthday' as their host entered the room.
ragman n. rag-dealer, rag-picker, scrap dealer, Brit rag-and-bone man,
knacker, US junk dealer, junkman: When the ragman comes round,
give him those old curtains.
raid n. 1 (surprise) attack, incursion, invasion, onset, onslaught,
blitz, sortie, sally, expedition, Slang (police) bust: The
partisans made a raid on the arsenal last night and got away
with guns and ammunition.
--v. 2 attack, invade, assault, storm, set upon, descend upon,
swoop down on or upon, pounce upon, Military forage; sack,
plunder, pillage, loot, ransack, rifle, strip, maraud,
depredate, Slang bust: The commandos raided the enemy
stronghold and destroyed it.
rail° n. 1 bar, rod, handrail, foot-rail , towel-rail; railing,
banisters, balustrade, baluster, fence: Don't lean on the rail
or it will break. 2 by or via rail. by train, by railway or US
also railroad: We travelled by rail from Paris to Geneva.
railý v. Usually, rail at or against. vituperate, vociferate,
fulminate, be or become abusive, revile, attack, berate, scold,
upbraid, criticize, censure, decry, condemn, denounce: She
continues to rage and rail against those who would deny equal
rights to women.
raillery n. banter, badinage, persiflage, repartee, frivolity, joking,
jesting, chaffing, teasing, ridicule, Colloq kidding: You
shouldn't get upset over what was nothing more than some
good-natured raillery.
railroad n. 1 See railway, below.
--v. 2 force, compel, expedite, coerce, intimidate, push