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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
plague; hem in |
| Synonyms: |
aggress,
assail,
attack,
badger, bedevil,
beleaguer, besiege,
bug*,
circle*,
compass,
dog*, drive up the wall,
embarrass, encircle,
enclose,
encompass, entangle, environ, fall on, fall upon, girdle, give a bad time, give a hard time, give one the business, give the needle,
harass, harry,
hassle, infest,
invade, jump on one's case,
nag,
nudge, overrun,
perplex,
pester, pick on, put the squeeze on,
ride,
ring, start in on,
storm,
strike,
surround
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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