hassle vs needle

hassle and needle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hassle	Yes	No	Yes	No
needle	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of hassle include goad, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment, haze.

hassle (noun)	needle (noun)
disorderly fighting	a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
an angry disturbance	a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
	a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
	the leaf of a conifer

hassle (verb)	needle (verb)
annoy continually or chronically	annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism
	prick with a needle