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Harry

Harry Meaning & Definition
Harry Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Harry?

[v] make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
[v] annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Harry: beset | chevvy | chevy | chivvy | chivy | harass | hassle | molest | plague | provoke | ravage

Related Terms | Find terms related to Harry: aggravate | ambush | annoy | assail | assault | attack | badger | bait | be at | bedevil | beleaguer | beset | besiege | blitz | blockade | bother | bristle | brown off | bug | bullyrag | burn up | bushwhack | chivy | come at | come down on | crack down on | descend on | descend upon | devil | discompose | distemper | disturb | dog | encircle | encompass | envelop | exasperate | exercise | fall on | fall upon | fash | foray | fret | gang up on | get | gnaw | go at | go for | gripe | harass | haunt | have at | heckle | hector | hit | hit like lightning | hound | hunt | invest | irk | irritate | jump | land on | lay at | lay hands on | lay into | lay siege to | light into | maraud | miff | molest | mug | nag | needle | nettle | nudzh | oppress | peeve | persecute | perturb | pester | pick on | pique | pitch into | plague | pluck the beard | pother | pounce upon | pound | provoke | pursue | ride | rile | roil | ruffle | sail into | set on | set upon | soften up | strike | surprise | surround | swoop down on | take the offensive | tease | torment | try the patience | tweak the nose | upset | vex | victimize | wade into | worry

See Also | annoy | bedevil | bother | chafe | crucify | destroy | devil | dun | frustrate | get at | get to | goad | gravel | irritate | nark | needle | nettle | rag | rile | ruin | torment | vex

Harry In Webster's Dictionary

\Har"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harried}( ?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harrying}.] [OF. harwen, herien, her[yogh]ien, AS. hergian to act as an army, to ravage, plunder, fr. here army; akin to G. here army; akin to G. heer, Icel. herr, Goth. harjis, and Lith. karas war. Gf. {Harbor}, {Herald}, {Heriot}.] 1. To strip; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land. To harry this beautiful region. --W. Irving. A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush. --J. Burroughs. 2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. --Shak. Syn: To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass.
\Har"ry\, v. i. To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

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