| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To torment with persistent insult or ridicule: bait, bullyrag, heckle, hector, hound, taunt. Informal : needle, ride. Idioms: wave the red flag in front of the bull. See TREAT WELL. 2. To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides: bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besiege, harass, harry, hound, importune, pester, plague, solicit. See ATTACK.
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