badger

nouns

sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
badger
is a type of (narrower)
fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal

verbs

annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease
is derived from
badgerer
persuade through constant efforts
badger
is a type of (narrower)
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
"You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
persuade