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Definition of harry in English: harryverbharrying, harries, harried ˈhariˈhɛri [with object]1Persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory) the raiders then spent three months harrying and burning the area Example sentencesExamples - To combat air attacks, and to harry the long-range German Focke-Wulf Kondor aircraft which acted as reconnaissance for the U-boats, makeshift efforts were made to give air cover, before escort carriers were introduced.
- Their mission is to blow up bridges, block roads and generally harry and destroy any enemy forces with which they come into contact.
- The North was harried and the ancient church at Ripon burnt.
- The king's adoption of Danish tactics in the winter of 878, such as his use of strongholds and small mobile raiding parties to harry the lands of his enemies, was forced upon him by immediate circumstances.
- Flying columns harried rebel territory throughout late November, and on 5 December the remnants of the peasant army were surrounded at Hasselt.
Synonyms attack, assail, assault, maraud, ravage, devastate, wreak havoc on plunder, rob, sack, ransack, raid, pillage, lay waste to literary despoil rare depredate, reave, spoliate - 1.1 Persistently harass.
the government is being mercilessly harried by a new lobby Example sentencesExamples - Without firm figures, they continued to harry Doig to find them.
- ‘All those years later we were still being harried by red tape and Turkish customs and coastguards,’ Dobson recalls.
- Second Thoughts looks at people's careers that turned in the space of just a few words - following three people who spoke out for what they believed in and were harried and criticised for it.
- He continued to attack, harry and chase every ball and was rewarded late on with a dramatic Golden Goal.
- Fabrizio Ravanelli had been impressive harrying the home defenders but had contributed little in attack until he took possession on the right touchline.
- Andy Lawrie harried Clyde goalkeeper Bryn Halliwell sufficiently in the very opening assault to earn the first of two rapid corners.
Synonyms harassed, hard-pressed, beleaguered, agitated, flustered, bothered, troubled, distressed, vexed, beset, hag-ridden, hounded, plagued, tormented informal hassled, up against it British informal under the cosh harass, hound, pressurize, bring pressure to bear on, put pressure on, lean on, keep on at, go on at, chivvy, bedevil, torment, pester, bother, disturb, worry, annoy, badger, nag, plague, persecute, molest informal hassle, bug, give someone a hard time, drive someone round the bend, drive someone up the wall, be in someone's hair, get on someone's back, breathe down someone's neck British informal drive someone round the twist
Origin Old English herian, hergian, of Germanic origin, probably influenced by Old French harier, in the same sense. Rhymes Barry, Carrie, carry, Cary, Clarrie, Gary, glengarry, intermarry, lari, Larry, marry, miscarry, parry, tarry Definition of harry in US English: harryverbˈherēˈhɛri [with object]1Persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory). Example sentencesExamples - Flying columns harried rebel territory throughout late November, and on 5 December the remnants of the peasant army were surrounded at Hasselt.
- The king's adoption of Danish tactics in the winter of 878, such as his use of strongholds and small mobile raiding parties to harry the lands of his enemies, was forced upon him by immediate circumstances.
- Their mission is to blow up bridges, block roads and generally harry and destroy any enemy forces with which they come into contact.
- The North was harried and the ancient church at Ripon burnt.
- To combat air attacks, and to harry the long-range German Focke-Wulf Kondor aircraft which acted as reconnaissance for the U-boats, makeshift efforts were made to give air cover, before escort carriers were introduced.
Synonyms attack, assail, assault, maraud, ravage, devastate, wreak havoc on - 1.1 Persistently harass.
the government is being mercilessly harried by a new lobby Example sentencesExamples - Andy Lawrie harried Clyde goalkeeper Bryn Halliwell sufficiently in the very opening assault to earn the first of two rapid corners.
- Fabrizio Ravanelli had been impressive harrying the home defenders but had contributed little in attack until he took possession on the right touchline.
- ‘All those years later we were still being harried by red tape and Turkish customs and coastguards,’ Dobson recalls.
- Second Thoughts looks at people's careers that turned in the space of just a few words - following three people who spoke out for what they believed in and were harried and criticised for it.
- Without firm figures, they continued to harry Doig to find them.
- He continued to attack, harry and chase every ball and was rewarded late on with a dramatic Golden Goal.
Synonyms harass, hound, pressurize, bring pressure to bear on, put pressure on, lean on, keep on at, go on at, chivvy, bedevil, torment, pester, bother, disturb, worry, annoy, badger, nag, plague, persecute, molest harassed, hard-pressed, beleaguered, agitated, flustered, bothered, troubled, distressed, vexed, beset, hag-ridden, hounded, plagued, tormented
Origin Old English herian, hergian, of Germanic origin, probably influenced by Old French harier, in the same sense. |