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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Harry \Har"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harried}( ?); p. pr & vb n. {Harrying}.] [OF. harwen, herien, her[yogh]ien, AS hergian to act as an army, to ravage, plunder, fr here army; akin to G. here army; akin to G. heer, Icel. herr, Goth. harjis, and Lith. karas war. Gf {Harbor}, {Herald}, {Heriot}.] 1. To strip; to lay waste; as the Northmen came several times and harried the land. To harry this beautiful region. --W. Irving. A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush. --J. Burroughs 2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. --Shak. Syn: To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Harry \Har"ry\, v. i. To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: harry v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}] 2: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes [syn: {ravage}]
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