harry

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verb

1. annoy continually or chronically (Freq. 1)
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
• Syn:
harass, hassle, chivy, chivvy, chevy,
chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
• Derivationally related forms:
provocative (for: provoke), provocation (for: provoke), provoker (for: provoke), molestation (for: molest), plague (for: plague), harrier, hassle (for: hassle), harasser (for: harass), harassment (for: harass)
• Hypernyms:
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at,
irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil
• Hyponyms:
needle, goad, torment, rag, bedevil,
crucify, dun, frustrate, haze
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Sam cannot harry Sue
2. make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
• Syn:
ravage
• Derivationally related forms:
ravage (for: ravage)
• Hypernyms:
destroy, ruin
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something