Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  plague 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  plague 
 
  Sense  2 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  nettle,  needle,  goad 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  plague 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  plague 
 
  Sense  2 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  nettle,  needle,  goad 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  plague 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  plague 
 
  2  senses  of  plague 
 
  Sense  1 
  blight,  plague 
  =>  afflict,  smite 
 
  Sense  2 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  plague 
 
  plague  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  plague 
 
  Sense  1 
  blight,  plague 
  =>  afflict,  smite 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  plague 
  black  plague 
  bubonic  plague 
  cattle  plague 
  plague 
  plague  spot 
  pneumonic  plague 
  septicemic  plague 
  tin  plague 
  white  plague 
 
  Overview  of  noun  plague 
 
  The  noun  plague  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  plague  --  (a  serious  (sometimes  fatal)  infection  transmitted  by  the  bite  of  an  infected  rat  flea  (especially  bubonic  plague)) 
  2.  plague,  pestilence  --  (any  epidemic  disease  with  a  high  death  rate) 
  3.  plague  --  (any  large  scale  calamity  (especially  when  thought  to  be  sent  by  God)) 
  4.  plague  --  ((informal)  an  annoyance;  "those  ants  are  a  damn  plague") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  plague 
 
  The  verb  plague  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  blight,  plague  --  (cause  to  suffer  a  blight;  "Too  much  rain  may  blight  the  garden  with  mold.") 
  2.  (2)  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke  --  (annoy  continually  or  chronically;  "He  is  known  to  harry  his  staff  when  he  is  overworked") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  plague 
  plagued 
  plaguelike 
  plaguey 
 
  Overview  of  noun  plague 
 
  The  noun  plague  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  plague  --  (a  serious  (sometimes  fatal)  infection  transmitted  by  the  bite  of  an  infected  rat  flea  (especially  bubonic  plague)) 
  2.  plague,  pestilence  --  (any  epidemic  disease  with  a  high  death  rate) 
  3.  plague  --  (any  large  scale  calamity  (especially  when  thought  to  be  sent  by  God)) 
  4.  plague  --  ((informal)  an  annoyance;  "those  ants  are  a  damn  plague") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  plague 
 
  The  verb  plague  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  blight,  plague  --  (cause  to  suffer  a  blight;  "Too  much  rain  may  blight  the  garden  with  mold.") 
  2.  (2)  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke  --  (annoy  continually  or  chronically;  "He  is  known  to  harry  his  staff  when  he  is  overworked") 

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