ballyrag vs tyrannise

ballyrag and tyrannise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ballyrag	No	No	Yes	No
tyrannise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tyrannise is a hyponym of ballyrag; that is, tyrannise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ballyrag:

ballyrag: be bossy towards
tyrannise: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner

Other hyponyms of ballyrag include domineer, tyrannize.

ballyrag (verb)	tyrannise (verb)
be bossy towards	rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
	rule a country as a tyrant