rag vs beset

rag is a noun but beset is not a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of rag include chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke.

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

rag (noun)	beset (noun)
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
a small piece of cloth
newspaper with half-size pages
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

rag (verb)	beset (verb)
break into lumps before sorting	assail or attack on all sides:
censure severely or angrily	decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
harass with persistent criticism or carping	annoy continually or chronically
play in ragtime
treat cruelly
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations