kid vs rag

kid and rag both are nouns.

kid and rag both are verbs.

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

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

kid: be silly or tease one another
rag: harass with persistent criticism or carping

Other hypernyms of kid include bait, cod, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit.

kid (noun)	rag (noun)
young goat	a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
a young person of either sex	a small piece of cloth
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age	newspaper with half-size pages
soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat	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

kid (verb)	rag (verb)
be silly or tease one another	break into lumps before sorting
tell false information to for fun	censure severely or angrily
	harass with persistent criticism or carping
	play in ragtime
	treat cruelly
	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

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