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hostigar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beleaguer verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
  • harass verb To repeatedly trouble, pester, or intimidate someone, especially in a way that is unwanted or illegal.
  • lash noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
  • nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
  • whip noun A flexible rod or braided cord, often of leather, used to strike an animal or person, or to make a sharp cracking noise.

Senses

hostigar is used for these senses in English:

  • beleaguer To vex, harass, or beset.
  • harass To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
  • henpeck (chiefly, by a wife) To nag persistently.
  • lash (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
  • nettle (transitive, figurative) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
  • pick on (transitive) To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
  • whip (transitive) To hit with a whip.

beleaguer — full definition

  1. verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
  2. verb To vex, harass, or beset.

harass — full definition

  1. verb To repeatedly trouble, pester, or intimidate someone, especially in a way that is unwanted or illegal.
  2. verb To wear someone down with repeated demands or attacks.

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