molest

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verb

1. harass or assault sexually;
make indecent advances to (Freq. 2)
• Derivationally related forms:
molestation
• Hypernyms:
assail, assault, set on, attack
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. annoy continually or chronically
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
• Syn:
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy,
chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, provoke
• Derivationally related forms:
provocative (for: provoke), provocation (for: provoke), provoker (for: provoke), molestation, plague (for: plague), harrier (for: harry), 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 molest Sue