• have a dig at sy, to take a dig at sy
• to collar, to cop, to nick, to pull
• to lay one's hand on sy's shoulder
• to clap sy by the heels, to lay sy by the heels, to seize sy by the collar
• haunch, hip, nipping, tingling, tingly
• acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, barbed, biting, caustic, crispy, eager, high, hot, keen, mordant, nettled, nippy, parky, poignant, prickly, salt, sarky, scathing, sharp, shrewd, smart, snappish, snappy, stinging, tart, waspish, waspy
• bite, dig, peck, sting, tingle, tweak
• nippers, pinchers, pliers