spiel vs rag

spiel and rag both are nouns.

spiel and rag both are verbs.

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

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

spiel: replay (as a melody)
rag: play in ragtime

Other hyponyms of spiel include riff, misplay, fiddle, replay, prelude, jazz, bugle, recapitulate, repeat, reprise, reprize, slur, bang out, modulate, tongue.

spiel (noun)	rag (noun)
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)	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

spiel (verb)	rag (verb)
speak at great length (about something)	break into lumps before sorting
replay (as a melody)	censure severely or angrily
	harass with persistent criticism or carping
	play in ragtime
	treat cruelly
	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

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