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Definition of Harry
1. Verb. Annoy continually or chronically. "The performance is likely to Harry Sue"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
Specialized synonyms: Goad, Needle, Bedevil, Crucify, Dun, Frustrate, Rag, Torment, Haze
Generic synonyms: Annoy, Bother, Chafe, Devil, Get At, Get To, Gravel, Irritate, Nark, Nettle, Rag, Rile, Vex
Derivative terms: Harasser, Harassment, Harrier, Hassle, Molestation, Plague, Provocation, Provocative, Provoker
2. Verb. Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes.
Definition of Harry
1. v. t. To strip; to pillage; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land.
2. v. i. To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste.
Definition of Harry
1. Proper noun. (given name male from=Germanic), also used as a pet form of Henry and Harold. ¹
2. Proper noun. (rare compared to given name) (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To bother; to trouble. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Harry
1. to pillage [v -RIED, -RYING, -RIES] - See also: pillage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harry
Literary usage of Harry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"Harry, what are you trying to do?" Harry has grabbed Lucy and is kissing her ...
"That, Uncle Harry, is a leading question." "That's all I wanted to know. ..."
2. The Works of Alexander Hamilton by Alexander Hamilton (1904)
"SPEECH IN THE CASE OF Harry CROSWELL' May it please the Court: In rising to
address your honors at so late a period of the day, and after your attention has ..."
3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1889)
"In the first place, could he get Harry to agree to it ? If Harry agreed to it,
then could he walk as Harry did ? If successful in this. could he talk with ..."
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