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har·ry
 harry
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- pronunciation:
- hae
ri
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
harries, harrying, harried |
| definition 1: |
to attack or annoy repeatedly or constantly; harass.
The unruly students harried the substitute teacher.- synonyms:
- harass, hassle
- similar words:
- annoy, attack, badger, bother, bug, hound, molest, persecute, pester, plague, pother, torment, trouble, vex
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| definition 2: |
to raid and leave desolate, as by a military action.
The invaders harried the once-prosperous city.- synonyms:
- destroy, devastate, ravage, ruin
- similar words:
- demolish, desolate, harass, pillage, plunder, raid, rape, sack
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| related words: |
assail, bait, besiege, heckle, loot, nag, oppress, pursue, ride, worry |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a raid or raids, as in wartime.
- synonyms:
- raid
- similar words:
- attack, pillage, plunder
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| related words: |
loot, raid |
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