'Harry' definitions:
Definition of 'harry'
(from WordNet)
verb
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]
verb
Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes [syn: harry, ravage]
Definition of 'Harry'
From: GCIDE
- Harry \Har"ry\, v. i. To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Harry'
From: GCIDE
- Harry \Har"ry\ (h[a^]r"r[y^]), prop. n. Harold or Henry; a nickname. [PJC]
Definition of 'Harry'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'harry'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Harry'
- Harried,
- Harris,
- Harrying,
- Harris County,
- Harris Hill,
- Harris, GA,
- Harris, IA,
- Harris, KS,
- Harris, MN,
- Harris, MO,
- Harris, TX,
- Young Harris,
- benjamin harris,
- black Harry,
- bomber harris,
- frank harris,
- harris tweed,
- harry bridges,
- harry hotspur,
- harry houdini,
- harry lauder,
- harry s truman,
- harry truman,
- joel harris,
- townsend harris,
- zellig harris,
- Harris County, GA,
- Harris County, TX,
- Harris Hill, NY,
- Young Harris, GA,
- harry f. klinefelter,
- harry fitch kleinfelter,
- harry lillis crosby,
- harry sinclair lewis,
- harry stack sullivan,
- james thomas harris,
- joel chandler harris,
- lighthorse harry lee,
- mary harris jones,
- zellig sabbatai harris,
- jens otto harry jespersen,
- sir arthur travers harris,
- sir harry maclennan lauder