hassle

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.

   “I went through a lot of hassle to be the first to get a ticket.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A fight or argument.
3. (countable, uncountable)An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.

verb

1. (transitive)To trouble, to bother, to annoy.

   “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!"”

2. (transitive)To pick a fight or start an argument with.
3. (transitive)To work through something troublesome; to be bothered by.

   “If you don't want to hassle through converting formats, you'll have to stick with one program.”

4. (slang)To engage in a mock dogfight.

   “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.”

adj

1. (Philippines)hassling; hasslesome