Nag - English meaning

noun

A heavily built omnivorous nocturnal mammal of the weasel family, typically having a grey and black coat.

Usage examples:

They do, however, both belong to the same mustelidae family which also encompasses badgers, skunks …

verb

Repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester.

Usage examples:

Tom had finally badgered her into going

noun

An animal that digs holes in the ground, where it lives, and comes out at night to feed

Usage examples:

He badgered officials at the american embassy to help.

noun

Someone who is extremely thin

Usage examples:

The child was just a bag of bones when we found her.

noun

A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable.

Usage examples:

He is a ranting, domineering bully

verb

Seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable).

Usage examples:

Her 11- year-old son has been constantly bullied at school

adjective

Very good; excellent.

Usage examples:

The statue really looked bully

verb

Tell (someone) repeatedly to do something.

Usage examples:

An association which chivvies government into action

verb

To encourage someone to do something they do not want to do

Usage examples:

He kept putting off writing the report so i had to chivvy him along., i had to chivvy him into writ…

verb

Indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.

Usage examples:

The opposition criticized the government's failure to consult adequately

verb

To express disapproval of someone or something

Usage examples:

Be criticized for the government is being widely criticized in the media for failing to limit air p…

verb

To give an opinion or judgment about a book, film, etc.

Usage examples:

We're a group of artists who meet to discuss ideas and criticize each other's work.

phrase

To criticize someone or something, especially without good reasons

Usage examples:

He's always finding fault with my work., she's a nightmare to have as a guest - she finds fault wit…

idiom

To make things difficult or unpleasant for someone

Usage examples:

Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping., my mother gave me a really hard…

idiom

To make things difficult or unpleasant for someone

Usage examples:

Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping., my mother gave me a really hard…

phrasal verb

Tell off or criticize someone.

Usage examples:

She goes on at him continually

idiom

To complain to someone again and again about their behaviour or to ask them to do something

Usage examples:

My parents are always on at us about having a baby., she's been on at me to get my hair cut.

noun

A person who complains a lot

Usage examples:

She has no time for grumblers., like many middle-aged men, he's become a grumbler.

verb

Cut with rough or heavy blows.

Usage examples:

Hack off the branches and let them fall to the ground

noun

A rough cut, blow, or stroke.

Usage examples:

He was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him

verb

Ride a horse for pleasure or exercise.

Usage examples:

The two riders hacked along the trail through the woods

verb

Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Usage examples:

Being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless

verb

Annoy continually or chronically

verb

To annoy or trouble someone repeatedly

Usage examples:

He claimed that the police continued to harass foreign journalists., she felt she was being harasse…

noun

A rapacious monster described as having a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and claws or depicted as a bird of prey with a woman's face.

Usage examples:

The harpy woman shook her wings and let out a blood curdling cry from the depths of her throat, rai…

noun

In greek mythology, a creature with the head of a woman and the body of a bird

noun

A cruel, unpleasant woman who shouts a lot

noun

A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman.

Usage examples:

A bullying old harridan

noun

An unpleasant woman, especially an older one, who is often angry and often tells other people what to do

verb

Persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory).

Usage examples:

The raiders then spent three months harrying and burning the area

verb

To repeatedly demand something from someone, often causing them to feel worried or angry

Usage examples:

She harried the authorities, writing letters and gathering petitions.

noun

A dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent.

Usage examples:

A hound came running through the trees, nose to the ground

verb

Harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.

Usage examples:

She was hounded by the italian press

noun

A type of dog used for hunting

noun

A hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements and consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite.

Usage examples:

A jade figurine

noun

A bad-tempered or disreputable woman.

noun

A green precious stone from which jewellery and small decorative items are made, especially in china and japan

Usage examples:

Jade earrings, the jewellery is crafted from carved jade and bone.

noun

A person who complains a great deal.

Usage examples:

She emerges as something of a kvetch, constantly nagging rick

verb

Complain persistently.

Usage examples:

Jane's kvetching about her crummy existence

verb

To complain

Usage examples:

He was kvetching about the price.

noun

A person who complains a lot, usually about something that does not seem important to other people

Usage examples:

They're just a lot of moaners who are never satisfied., old people have gained a reputation for bei…

noun

A donkey.

verb

Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.

Usage examples:

His followers were persecuted by the authorities

verb

To treat people unfairly or cruelly over a period of time because of their race, religion, etc.

Usage examples:

She claimed the government was persecuting its opponents., political/religious persecution, given t…

phrasal verb

Repeatedly single someone out for criticism or unkind treatment in a way perceived to be unfair.

Usage examples:

No one is picking on you—we're trying to help

phrasal verb

Choose someone or something from a number of alternatives.

Usage examples:

I have a tendency to pick on something small and mull it over for far too long

phrasal verb

To criticize, annoy, or punish someone repeatedly and unfairly

Usage examples:

He gets picked on because he’s small.

noun

A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.

Usage examples:

Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

verb

Short for fireplug.

verb

Tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone.

Usage examples:

A fan tried to rip his trousers off during a show

noun

A long tear or cut.

Usage examples:

There was a rip in his sweatshirt

noun

A stretch of fast-flowing and rough water in the sea or in a river, caused by the meeting of currents.

Usage examples:

The onslaught of the trojan army is ‘charging in as a heavy surf roars in against the rip at a rive…

noun

(a name for) a worn-out or out-of-condition horse; a hack, a nag.

verb

Remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily.

Usage examples:

Mum took anna away, scolding her for her bad behaviour

noun

A person who nags or grumbles constantly (typically used of a woman).

Usage examples:

His mother was the village scold

verb

Censure severely or angrily

noun

A short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running round it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place.

Usage examples:

The logs, the wood flooring, the cabinets, all of the materials down to the nails and screws which …

verb

Fasten or tighten with a screw or screws.

Usage examples:

Screw the hinge to your new door

verb

A simple machine with a threaded cylindrical rod and hole

noun

A small insectivorous mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes.

Usage examples:

Several small mammals live in the park - genets, shrews, hedgehogs and mongooses.

noun

An animal like a small mouse but with a longer pointed nose and small eyes

noun

Archaic term for target (sense 2 of the noun).

noun

A formidably aggressive older woman.

Usage examples:

She was an old targe of a schoolteacher

noun

A harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.

Usage examples:

Your highness, sorry about the shrieking termagant!