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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. annoy continually or chronically;
- Example: "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
- Example: "This man harasses his female co-workers"
[syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke]

2. make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes;
[syn: harry, ravage]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Harry \Har"ry\, v. i. To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Harry \Har"ry\ (h[a^]r"r[y^]), prop. n. Harold or Henry; a nickname. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Harry \Har"ry\ (-r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harried (-r[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Harrying.] [OE. harwen, herien, her[yogh]ien, AS. hergian to act as an army, to ravage, plunder, fr. here army; akin to G. heer, Icel. herr, Goth. harjis, and Lith. karas war. Cf. Harbor, Herald, Heriot.] [1913 Webster] 1. To strip; to pillage; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land. [1913 Webster] To harry this beautiful region. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush. --J. Burroughs. [1913 Webster] 2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. --Shak. Syn: To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

harry v 1: 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, molest, provoke] 2: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes [syn: harry, ravage]