To torment with persistent insult or ridicule

• badger

  1. To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag
  2. To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester:

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  1. To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag
  2. To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester:

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• bait

  1. To put food, etc. on (a hook or trap) to lure animals or fish
  2. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:

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  1. To put food, etc. on (a hook or trap) to lure animals or fish
  2. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:

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• bullyrag

  1. To mistreat or intimidate by bullying.
  2. (Informal, Dial.) To bully, intimidate, or browbeat
  3. To taunt someone

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  1. To mistreat or intimidate by bullying.
  2. (Informal, Dial.) To bully, intimidate, or browbeat
  3. To taunt someone

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• hector

  1. To browbeat; bully
  2. (Intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.
  3. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.

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  1. To browbeat; bully
  2. (Intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.
  3. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.

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• hound

  1. To hunt or chase with or as with hounds; chase or follow continually; nag
  2. To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:
  3. To pressure or force from a place or situation:

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  1. To hunt or chase with or as with hounds; chase or follow continually; nag
  2. To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:
  3. To pressure or force from a place or situation:

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• taunt

  1. To reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner:
  2. To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
  3. To drive or provoke (a person) by taunting

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  1. To reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner:
  2. To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
  3. To drive or provoke (a person) by taunting

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• needle

  1. To separate tissues by means of one or two needles in the dissection of small parts.
  2. To sew or do similar work with a needle.
  3. To sew, puncture, etc. with a needle

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  1. To separate tissues by means of one or two needles in the dissection of small parts.
  2. To sew or do similar work with a needle.
  3. To sew, puncture, etc. with a needle

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• ride

  1. To sit on or in and control so as to move along
  2. To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water:
  3. To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body:

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  1. To sit on or in and control so as to move along
  2. To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water:
  3. To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body:

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