nidder

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To keep down or under.
2. To press hard upon; straighten: applied to bounds.
3. To pinch or starve with cold or hunger; hence, to stunt in growth.
4. To harass; plague; annoy.

Wiktionary

1. v. transitive To keep down or under.
2. v. transitive To press hard upon; straiten (applied to bounds).
3. v. transitive To pinch or starve with cold or hunger; stunt in growth.
4. v. transitive To harass; grill; plague; annoy.