rag vs kid

rag and kid both are nouns.

rag and kid both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of rag include barrack, flout, gibe, jeer, scoff, banter, chaff, jolly, josh.

rag (noun)	kid (noun)
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)	young goat
a small piece of cloth	a young person of either sex
newspaper with half-size pages	a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)	soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

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

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