rag vs fret

rag and fret both are nouns.

rag and fret both are verbs.

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

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

rag: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
fret: gnaw into; make resentful or angry

Other hyponyms of rag include get, get under one's skin, eat into, grate, rankle, peeve, ruffle, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, antagonise, antagonize.

rag (noun)	fret (noun)
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)	a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
a small piece of cloth	an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
newspaper with half-size pages	a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)	agitation resulting from active worry
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

rag (verb)	fret (verb)
break into lumps before sorting	wear away or erode
censure severely or angrily	remove soil or rock
harass with persistent criticism or carping	cause friction
play in ragtime	be too tight; rub or press
treat cruelly	decorate with an interlaced design
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	carve a pattern into
	be agitated or irritated
	cause annoyance in
	gnaw into; make resentful or angry
	worry unnecessarily or excessively
	become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
	provide (a musical instrument) with frets

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