To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
The awn of barley or other types of corn.
To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.
I'd just jump in and fix it, but that's not my job, and I don't want to rock the boat.