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hec·tor
 hector
- pronunciation:
- hek
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
(cap.) in The Iliad, the greatest warrior among the Trojans, who is killed by Achilles.
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| definition 2: |
a blustering, intimidating bully.
- similar words:
- bully
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hectored, hectoring, hectors |
| definition: |
to bully.
Some of the older students hectored the freshmen.The small nation resisted being hectored by its more powerful neighbors.- antonyms:
- coax
- similar words:
- browbeat, bully, ride
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to act in the manner of a bully.
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