Reverse Dictionary: PROVOKE

ADJECTIVES
► ANGERSOME provoking, vexatious → 1927 Sc.
► AT IT teasing, provoking → 1920 sl.
► EDGY quick-tempered, easily provoked → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► NETTLED irritated, vexed, provoked, annoyed, angry → 1400
► NETTLESOME easily provoked or annoyed
► NETTLING irritating, provoking → 1652
► PATAGUEING tiresome, provoking → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PAUGHTY irritable, easily provoked, short-tempered → 1903 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PROVOCATE provoked, stimulated, incited → 1432 obs.
► SANKLIN teasing, provoking → 1921 Sc.

NOUNS
► BEAR-BAITING deliberate provocation or ridicule; a display of such behaviour → 1587
► TARRING provocation → 1382 obs.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BITCH HOPPER a most provoking woman → 1850 Amer. dial.
► BUTTON-PUSHER a person who manipulates or influences people and situations; someone who elicits or provokes a strong emotional or psychological response in a person → 1990
► GADFLY an irritating or provoking person; a person who persistently criticizes or challenges the status quo or those in authority, in an attempt to stimulate change → 1622
► PRICKER a person who goads someone; a person who incites, provokes, or stimulates another → 1382
► PROVOCANT one who provokes, incites, or stimulates a person, reaction, etc. → 1894
► TAIL-TWISTER one who provokes someone (esp. a country) who could prove to be a powerful enemy → 1896 political sl.
► TARYER a provoker, a vexer; one who irritates → 1440 obs.

VERBS
► ABAIT to incite, to urge on, to provoke → 1470 obs.
► AGGERPERVOKE to aggravate, to irritate, to provoke, to annoy → 1923 Amer. dial.
► AGGERVEX to aggravate, to vex, to provoke → 1933 Amer. dial.
► AGGRAVOKE to provoke, to incite → 1967 Amer. dial.
► BAIT to entice, to lure, provoke → 1903 Amer. dial.
► CAFF to chafe; to jeer, to provoke, to make fun of → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CONCITATE to provoke, excite, rouse, stir up → 1574 obs.
► CRAB to cross; to put out of humour or temper; to irritate, to anger, to enrage, to provoke → 1400 obs.
► DACKER to dare, to challenge, to provoke → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EAGER to excite, to irritate, to provoke; to become exasperated → c1374 obs.
► EDGE to urge on, to incite, to provoke, to encourage a person; also, to stimulate, to give activity to an industry, etc. → 1575 obs.
► EGG to incite, to encourage, to urge; to provoke, to tempt → c1200 obs.
► EGG ON to incite, to encourage, to urge; to provoke, to tempt → 1566
► EXASPER to exasperate, provoke → 1545 obs.
► FETCHEL to plague, to tease, to provoke → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FUTZ AROUND to defy or challenge; to provoke → 1932 US sl.
► GET FUNNY WITH to provoke, to act in an offensive manner → L19 sl.
► GET IN SOMEONE’S FACE to confront, to provoke → 1950s sl.
► GRILL to provoke, to annoy, to irritate, to offend → 897 obs.
► HACK ► HACK OFF to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad → 1893 Amer. sl.
► HAG ► HAGG to excite to quarrel; to provoke, to irritate; to annoy, to incite; to complain, to find fault  → 1806 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► HAWK to jeer with intent to provoke; to exasperate; to discomfit, to daunt; to annoy, to tease; to embarrass → 1928 Amer. dial.
► HIGH-GYVE ► HIGH JIVE to tease, to provoke → 1930 US sl.
► NEEDLE to  irritate, to annoy, to provoke → 1873
► NETTLE to irritate, to annoy, to provoke → a1562
► NOISE UP to provoke, to anger → 1998 sl.
► POKE THE BEAR to deliberately provoke or antagonize a person or group, esp. one that is dangerous or powerful → 1840
► PRICK to urge as with a spur; to impel, to incite, to stimulate, to provoke → 1230
► PRORITATE to stir up, to provoke, to irritate, to incite → 1620 obs.
► PROVOCATE to provoke, call forth, incite → 1432 obs.
► QUARREL to challenge a person; to provoke → 1709 Sc. obs.
► RAISE to excite, to agitate, to provoke, to rouse to excitement or anger; to madden, to vex → 1768 chiefly Sc.
► RATTLE SOMEONE’S CAGE to annoy someone; to provoke someone → 1980 US sl.
► SHEG to annoy, to provoke → 1943 W. Indies
► TAR ► TARRE to irritate, to vex, to provoke → 1000 obs.
► TERRY to provoke, to torment → 1905 Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
► TET to tease, to provoke → 1777 Eng. dial. obs.
► THROW to thwart, to oppose; to dispute, to contradict, to argue; to provoke, to anger → 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TICKLE 1. to stir up, to incite, to provoke; to prompt or impel to do something → 1532 obs.
2. to vex, to irritate, to provoke → 1547 obs.
► TO-TAR to provoke greatly → 1382 obs.
► URGE to annoy, to provoke, to irritate, to aggravate → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► WAKE SNAKES to cause disturbance or trouble; to provoke to the uttermost; to get oneself into trouble; to having a rousing, roaring time → 1848 Amer. sl.
► WOOF to engage in behaviour, esp. speech, intended to impress, to boast, esp. menacingly, intimidate, or provoke; to bluff, to kid → 1931 Amer. dial.