To harass, to treat in a rough way.
to arrest
to rout out of bed; to rouse
to drive strongly
A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.
To scoff, to express contempt.
To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
To refuse to do something, as beneath oneself.
To reject, turn down.
A display of disdain; a slight.
Contempt or disdain.
An object of disdain, contempt, or derision.