nnoun.personan informer or spy working for the policeRegion:BritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:copper's nark
Derivationally Related Form:nark
Hypernyms:betrayer blabber informer rat squealer
Inherited Hypernyms:narkinformerinformantcommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:narkinformerinformantcommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona lawman concerned with narcotics violationsSynset:narc narcotics agent
Hypernyms:law officer lawman peace officer
Inherited Hypernyms:narclawmandefenderpreserverpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:narclawmandefenderpreserverpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.emotioncause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritationsSynset:annoy bother chafe devil get at get to gravel irritate nettle rag rile vex
Examples:- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Derivationally Related Form:irritationbotherationirritantvexervexationdevilryannoyerdeviltrydevilmentannoyancebother
Hypernyms:displease
Inherited Hypernyms:annoydisplease
Direct Hyponyms:antagoniseantagonizebesetchevvychevychivvychivyeat intofretgetget under one's skingrateharassharryhasslemolestpeeveplagueprovokerankleruffle
Full Troponyms:antagonizeeat intofretgethamstringharasshazemaddenneedlepeevepersecutepurgeruffleteasetorment
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: devil, irritate, gravel, nark, rile, rag, annoy, nettle, get to, vex) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: irritate, vex, annoy)
vverb.communicationinform or spy (for the police)Derivationally Related Form:nark
Hypernyms:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:narkinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s