harry

har·ry

 (hăr′ē)

tr.v. har·ried, har·ry·ing, har·ries

1. To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass. See Synonyms at harass.

2.

a. To attack or raid, as in war: Vikings harrying the coast.

b. To force along, as by attacks or blows: "Blue jays were chasing a squirrel, harrying the creature from tree to tree" (Paul Theroux).

3. To batter or buffet. Used of the wind or storms: The wind harried the trees.

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[Middle English harien, from Old English hergian; see koro- in Indo-European roots.]

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harry

(ˈhærɪ) or

herry

vb, -ries, -rying or -ried

1. (tr) to harass; worry

2. (Military) to ravage (a town, etc), esp in war

[Old English hergian; related to here army, Old Norse herja to lay waste, Old High German heriōn]

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har•ry

(ˈhær i)

v. -ried, -ry•ing. v.t.

1. to harass; annoy; torment.

2. to ravage (an area, town, etc.), as in war; devastate.

3. to push (a person) along; hurry forcefully or tormentingly.

v.i.

4. to make harassing incursions.

[before 900; Middle English herien, Old English her(g)ian (derivative of here army); c. Old Saxon heriōn, Old High German herjōn, Old Norse herja to harry, lay waste]

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harry

Past participle: harried
Gerund: harrying

Imperative

harry

harry

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	harry - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, hassle, molest, plague, provoke needle, goad - goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" haze - harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
	2.	harry - make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes ravage ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

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harry

verb pester, trouble, bother, disturb, worry, annoy, plague, tease, torment, harass, hassle (informal), badger, persecute, molest, vex, bedevil, breathe down someone's neck, chivvy, give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), be on your back (slang), get in your hair (informal) He would exploit and harry his workers.

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harry

verb

1. To disturb by repeated attacks:

annoy, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, pester, plague, tease, torment, worry.

2. To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides:

badger, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besiege, harass, hound, importune, pester, plague, solicit.

3. To make a surprise attack on:

maraud, raid.

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Translations

يُؤلِم، يُزْعِج، يُضايِق

sužovattrápit

chikanereplage

quälensekkierenHarrypeinigen

acosaratormentarhostigar

harceler

hrjá, valda áhyggjum

devastarefare delle angheriesaccheggiaretormentare

mocītplosīt

sužovať

eziyet etmek

不断烦扰使苦恼

Harry

[ˈhærɪ] N (familiar form) of Harold to play old Harry with → endiablar, estropear

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harry

[ˈhærɪ] VT (Mil) → hostilizar, hostigar; [+ person] → acosar, hostigar

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harry

[ˈhæri] vt (= badger, harass) → harceler
to harry sb for sth → harceler qn pour qch

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harry

vt

(= hassle) sb, government → bedrängen, zusetzen (+dat)

(old) country → plündern

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harry

[ˈhærɪ] vt (pester) → assillare; (attack persistently) → attaccare

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harry

(ˈhӕri) verb

to torment or worry frequently. pla يُؤلِم، يُزْعِج، يُضايِق тормозя atormentar sužovat, trápit quälen plage; chikanere βασανίζωacosar, hostigar, atormentar vaevama آزردن ahdistella harceler לְהַטרִיד बार-बार आक्रमण करना, सताना, तंग करना uznemiravati, muciti zaklat mengganggu hrjá, valda áhyggjum disturbare 悩ます 못살게 굴다 kankinti mocīt; plosīt sering mengganggu piekerenplage, pine, bekymre nękać يرغل كول،اوټول،تالا كول ځورول، ويجاړول atormentar a agasa, a hărţui изводить sužovať vznemirjati kinjiti plåga, oroa, ansätta รบกวน; ทรมาน eziyet etmek 不斷煩擾 надокучати, тривожити تباہ کرنا ، پریشان کرنا quấy rầy 使苦恼，不断烦扰

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