Synonyms and related words :
aggravate, ambush, annoy, assail, assault, attack, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blitz, blockade, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, bushwhack, chivy, come at, come down on, crack down on, descend on, descend upon, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, encircle, encompass, envelop, exasperate, exercise, fall on, fall upon, fash, foray, fret, gang up on, get, gnaw, go at, go for, gripe, harass, haunt, have at, heckle, hector, hit, hit like lightning, hound, hunt, invest, irk, irritate, jump, land on, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, lay siege to, light into, maraud, miff, molest, mug, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, oppress, peeve, persecute, perturb, pester, pick on, pique, pitch into, plague, pluck the beard, pother, pounce upon, pound, provoke, pursue, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, sail into, set on, set upon, soften up, strike, surprise, surround, swoop down on, take the offensive, tease, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, upset, vex, victimize, wade into, worry