rag vs madden

rag is a noun but madden is not a noun.

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

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

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

rag (noun)	madden (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)	madden (verb)
break into lumps before sorting	make mad
censure severely or angrily	drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
harass with persistent criticism or carping	cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
play in ragtime
treat cruelly
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations