To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
To pursue as in a hunt.
Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur.
To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.
To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
To trouble (someone, or a group of people) through repeated military-style attacks.
To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.