to make (a person) bed-tempered

irritate, upset

(usually passive) to attack, cause trouble for, (a person, business etc) in several ways

plague; hem in

to surround (a place) with armed forces

surround; assault

to trouble, annoy, (a person)

badger

to attack (a country etc) frequently; to annoy or worry (a person)

pester, annoy

to annoy or trouble (a person)

bother, harass

to be, go, all round (an area, thing)an edge, e.g. of a floor;

enclose, encircle something

to tease (a person) by raising hopes that cannot (yet) be realized

provoke, tease

to make fun of (a person) playfully or unkindly; to annoy (an animal) (e.g. by pulling its tail)

aggravate, provoke