badger
noun countable
/ˈbædʒə(r)/
Word Forms
| singular | badger |
| plural | badgers |
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- 1a wild animal that lives in a hole in the ground and has short legs and thick dark fur with a white area on its headSynonyms and related wordsAnimals found on more than one continentangoraanteaterantelope
badger
noun countable
/ˈbædʒər/
Word Forms
| singular | badger |
| plural | badgers |
© Volodymyr Burdiak/Shutterstock
- 1a wild animal that lives in a hole in the ground and has short legs and thick dark fur with a white area on its headSynonyms and related wordsAnimals found on more than one continentangoraanteaterantelope
badger
verb transitive
/ˈbædʒə(r)/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | badger |
| he/she/it | badgers |
| present participle | badgering |
| past tense | badgered |
| past participle | badgered |
- 1to try to make someone do something by asking them many times
They keep badgering me to take them to the show.
Synonyms and related wordsTo nag or force someone to do somethingnagforcecompel
badger
verb transitive
/ˈbædʒər/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | badger |
| he/she/it | badgers |
| present participle | badgering |
| past tense | badgered |
| past participle | badgered |
- 1to try to make someone do something by asking them many times
They keep badgering me to take them to the show.
Synonyms and related wordsTo nag or force someone to do somethingshanghainagforce