1. (v. t.) To strip; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land.

2. (v. t.) To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass.

3. (v. i.) To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste.

aggravate ambush annoy assail assault attack badger bait be at bedevil beleaguer beset besiege blitz blockade bother bristle brown off bug bullyrag burn up bushwhack chivy come at come down on crack down on descend on descend upon devil discompose distemper disturb dog encircle encompass envelop exasperate exercise fall on fall upon fash foray fret gang up on get gnaw go at go for gripe harass haunt have at heckle hector hit hit like lightning hound hunt invest irk irritate jump land on lay at lay hands on lay into lay siege to light into maraud miff molest mug nag needle nettle nudzh oppress peeve persecute perturb pester pick on pique pitch into plague pluck the beard pother pounce upon pound provoke pursue ride rile roil ruffle sail into set on set upon soften up strike surprise surround swoop down on take the offensive tease torment try the patience tweak the nose upset vex victimize wade into worry