About The Word Badger
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Badger
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What's The Definition Of Badger?
[n] sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
[v] persuade through constant efforts [v] annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" Synonyms | Synonyms for Badger: beleaguer | bug | harass | pester | tease Related Terms | Find terms related to Badger: aggravate | annoy | bait | be at | bedevil | beset | blackmail | bother | bristle | brown off | bug | bullyrag | burn up | chivy | devil | discompose | distemper | disturb | dog | exact | exasperate | exercise | extort | fash | force from | get | gripe | harass | harry | heckle | hector | hound | irk | levy blackmail | miff | molest | nag | needle | nettle | nudzh | peeve | persecute | pester | pick on | pique | plague | pluck the beard | pother | provoke | pry loose from | rend | rend from | ride | rile | rip | rip from | roil | ruffle | screw | shake down | snatch from | squeeze | tear from | tease | torment | try the patience | tweak the nose | vex | worry | wrench | wrench from | wrest | wring | wring from See Also | American badger | Arctonyx collaris | bedevil | crucify | dun | Eurasian badger | ferret badger | frustrate | hog badger | hog-nosed badger | Meles meles | mustelid | musteline | musteline mammal | persuade | rag | sand badger | sway | Taxidea taxus | torment Badger In Webster's Dictionary \Badg"er\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb
badge to lay up provisions to sell again.]
An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a
hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who
bought grain in one place and sold it in another. [Now
dialectic, Eng.]
\Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See {Badge},n.] 1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus {Meles} or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species ({M. vulgaris}), called also {brock}, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species ({Taxidea Americana or Labradorica}) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See {Teledu}. 2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists. {Badger dog}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Dachshund}. \Badg"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Badgered} (?);p. pr. & vb. n. {Badgering}.] [For sense 1, see 2d {Badger}; for 2, see 1st {Badger}.] 1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently. 2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain. |
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