hassle

1. (transitive) To trouble, to bother, to annoy.Examples: "The unlucky boy was hassled by a gang of troublemakers on his way home."; ""Oh uncool bush! Unloose this passle Of furry cats that you hassle!""Synonyms: disturb, irritate, molest, aggravate, annoy, rankle, ruffle, stingtransitive

2. (transitive) To pick a fight or start an argument with.Synonyms: look for trouble, pick a quarreltransitive

3. (transitive) To work through something troublesome; to be bothered by.Examples: "If you don't want to hassle through converting formats, you'll have to stick with one program."Synonyms: grindtransitive

4. (military, aviation, slang) To engage in a mock dogfight.Examples: "Likewise, “hassling”—mock dogfighting—was strictly forbidden, and so naturally young fighter jocks could hardly wait to go up in, say, a pair of F–100s and start the duel by making a pass at each other at 800 miles an hour, […]"; "If you were caught 'hassling,' as we called dogfighting, your career could end. The edict against dogfighting divided our squadron into three factions."slang