needle vs hassle

needle and hassle both are nouns.

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

As verbs, hassle is a hypernym of needle; that is, hassle is a word with a broader meaning than needle:

Other hypernyms of needle include beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, molest, plague, provoke.

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

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