rag vs bug

rag and bug both are nouns.

rag and bug both are verbs.

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

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

rag: treat cruelly
bug: annoy persistently

Other hyponyms of rag include madden, hamstring, badger, beleaguer, pester, tease, oppress, persecute.

rag (noun)	bug (noun)
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)	insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
a small piece of cloth	general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
newspaper with half-size pages	a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)	a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities	a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

rag (verb)	bug (verb)
break into lumps before sorting	annoy persistently
censure severely or angrily	tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
harass with persistent criticism or carping
play in ragtime
treat cruelly
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

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