badger
English Thesaurus
1. sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere (noun.animal)
| hyponym | : | ferret badger, |
| definition | : | small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia (noun.animal) |
2. a native or resident of Wisconsin (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | american, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of the United States (noun.person) |
3. persuade through constant efforts (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | persuade, |
| definition | : | cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm (verb.communication) |
4. annoy persistently (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | badgerer, heckler, |
| definition | : | someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | badgerer, heckler, |
| definition | : | someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
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