to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.

to trouble by repeated attacks, incursions, etc., as in war or hostilities; harry; raid.

verb

aid , assist , facilitate , help , support

verb

annoy , attack , bait , bedevil , beleaguer , bother , bug * , burn * , despoil , devil * , distress , disturb , eat * , exasperate , exhaust , fatigue , foray , get to * , give a bad time , give a hard time , gnaw * , harry , hassle , heckle , hound * , intimidate , irk , irritate , jerk around , macerate , maraud , noodge , pain * , perplex , persecute , pester , plague , raid , rattle one’s cage , ride , strain , stress , tease , tire , torment , trouble , try , vex , weary , work on , worry , badger , beset , hound , importune , solicit , afflict , agitate , assail , attach , bully , chafe , chase , distract , dragoon , fret , haze , hector , impede , jade , jeer , molest , nag , obsess , provoke , scrape , tantalize