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  • 121badger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. nag, pester, tease. See discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. harass, annoy, pester; see bait 2 , bother 2 . See Synonym Study at bait . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bother, nag, harass, pester …

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  • 122bait — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lure, temptation. v. t. decoy, lure, tempt; tease, torment, badger. See attraction, malevolence, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lure, inducement, bribe; see attraction 2 . v. 1. [To provide with… …

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  • 123heckle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. plague, taunt, harass; challenge, interrupt. See discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bait, badger, taunt, harass; see bait 2 , bother 2 , ridicule . See Synonym Study at bait . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 124plague — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. affliction, woe, visitation; nuisance, pest; bane, scourge, curse; pestilence, disease, epidemic; bubonic plague, white or black death; cholera, tuberculosis, smallpox, typhoid, [Asian, etc. ] flu. v …

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  • 125ride — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. drive, tour, journey, travel; jog, gallop, trot, etc.; cycle, pedal. v. t. be borne; sit (a horse); mount, straddle; tease, harass. See support, travel, ridicule. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drive,… …

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  • 126bedevil — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To plague] Syn. harass, torment, beset; see bother 2 . 2. [To confuse completely] Syn. baffle, bewilder, muddle; see confuse . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. plague, torment, frustrate, annoy, torture, *bug, irritate. III… …

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  • 127chevvy — 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, ↑ …

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  • 128chivy — verb annoy continually or chronically (Freq. 1) He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked This man harasses his female co workers • Syn: ↑harass, ↑hassle, ↑harry, ↑chivvy, ↑chevy, ↑ …

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