[syn: nag, peck, hen-peck]
2. worry persistently;
- Example: "nagging concerns and doubts"
3. remind or urge constantly;
- Example: "she nagged to take a vacation"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nag \Nag\ (n[a^]g), n. [OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.]
1. A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse, especially one
that is of inferior breeding or useless.
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2. A paramour; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nag \Nag\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Nagged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Nagging.] [Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to
gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]
To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to
fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] "She never nagged." --J.
Ingelow.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nag \Nag\ (n[a^]g), n.
A person who nags, especially habitually; called also
nagger.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nag
n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by
constantly finding fault [syn: scold, scolder, nag,
nagger, common scold]
2: an old or over-worked horse [syn: hack, jade, nag,
plug]
v 1: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her
husband all day long" [syn: nag, peck, hen-peck]
2: worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"
3: remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation"
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
NAG
1. Numerical Algorithms Group.
2. The Linux Network Administrators' Guide.