badger | ||
1. | [ verb ] annoy persistently | |
Synonyms: | tease pester harass bug beleaguer | |
Examples: | "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" |
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Related terms: | torment pest tease | |
2. | [ verb ] persuade through constant efforts | |
Related terms: | persuade | |
3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3471 | |
4. | [ noun ] (zoology) sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere | |
Related terms: | musteline_mammal ferret_badger Eurasian_badger hog_badger American_badger | |
Similar spelling: |
badgerer badgering Baedeker Batzer |