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Badger

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Noun

1. badger, wisconsinite

a native or resident of Wisconsin

2. badger

sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

Verb

3. badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease

annoy persistently

Example Sentences:
'The children teased the boy because of his stammer'

4. badger

persuade through constant efforts

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Badger

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noun
1. 
any of various stocky omnivorous musteline mammals of the subfamily Melinae, such as Meles meles (Eurasian badger), occurring in Europe, Asia, and North America: order Carnivora (carnivores). They are typically large burrowing animals, with strong claws and a thick coat striped black and white on the head
Compare ferret badger, hog badger
2.  honey badger
verb
3. (transitive)
to pester or harass

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Badger

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nounWord forms: plural ˈbadgers or ˈbadger
1. 
any of certain mammals of a family (Mustelidae) of burrowing carnivores (esp. genera Taxidea and Meles) of North America, Europe, and Asia, with a broad back, thick, short legs, and long claws on the forefeet
2. 
the fur of a badger
3.  Austral
a. 
wombat
b. 
bandicoot
4.  US; [B-]; Informal
a person born or living in Wisconsin, called the Badger State
verb transitive
5. 
to torment as if baiting a badger; nag

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Badger

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n.
1. Any of several carnivorous burrowing mammals of the family Mustelidae, such as Meles meles of Eurasia or Taxidea taxus of North America, having short legs, long claws on the front feet, and a heavy grizzled coat.
2. The fur or hair of any of these mammals.
3. Any of several similar mammals, such as the ratel.
tr.v. badg·ered, badg·er·ing, badg·ers
To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester: badgered the boy into cleaning his room. See Synonyms at harass.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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