To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.
To deflect (radiation or particles).
To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
To be dispersed upon.
The act of scattering or dispersing.
A collection of dispersed objects.
To provoke; to exasperate.
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
To press onward or forward.
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
To press hard upon; to follow closely.
A strong desire; an itch to do something.