fret vs rag

fret and rag both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fret	Yes	No	Yes	No
rag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rag is a hypernym of fret; that is, rag is a word with a broader meaning than fret:

Other hypernyms of fret include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rile, vex.

As verbs, rag is a hypernym of fret; that is, rag is a word with a broader meaning than fret:

Other hypernyms of fret include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rile, vex.

fret (noun)	rag (noun)
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch	a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)	a small piece of cloth
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion	newspaper with half-size pages
agitation resulting from active worry	music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
	a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

fret (verb)	rag (verb)
wear away or erode	break into lumps before sorting
remove soil or rock	censure severely or angrily
cause friction	harass with persistent criticism or carping
be too tight; rub or press	play in ragtime
decorate with an interlaced design	treat cruelly
carve a pattern into	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
be agitated or irritated
cause annoyance in
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
worry unnecessarily or excessively
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
provide (a musical instrument) with frets