badger

badger
1. noun /ˈbædʒə,ˈbædʒɚ/
a) A common name for any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).
b) A native or resident of the American State of Wisconsin.
2. verb /ˈbædʒə,ˈbædʒɚ/
a) To pester, to annoy persistently.

He kept badgering her about her bad habits.

b) To pass gas; to fart.

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  • Badger — ist der Name mehrerer Orte: in Kanada: Badger (Neufundland und Labrador) in Großbritannien: Badger (Stropshire) in den Vereinigten Staaten: Badger (Iowa) Badger (Kalifornien) Badger (Kansas) Badger (Kentucky) Badger (Minnesota) Badger (Nebraska)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Badger — Badger, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 610 Housing Units (2000): 232 Land area (2000): 1.691226 sq. miles (4.380256 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.691226 sq. miles (4.380256 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • badger — [baj′ər] n. pl. badgers or badger [16th c. term for earlier brock < bageard < ? ME bage,BADGE + ard, ARD, in allusion to white spot on face] 1. any of certain mammals of a family (Mustelidae) of burrowing carnivores (esp. genera Taxidea and …   English World dictionary

  • Badger — Badg er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Badgered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Badgering}.] [For sense 1, see 2d {Badger}; for 2, see 1st {Badger}.] 1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat down; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • badger — ● badger verbe intransitif Introduire son badge dans un lecteur pour accéder à un local ou en sortir, ou pour enregistrer ses horaires de travail. badger [badʒe] v. intr. ÉTYM. V. 1990; de badge. ❖ ♦ Introduire un badge (3.) dans un lecteur… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Badger, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 610 Housing Units (2000): 232 Land area (2000): 1.691226 sq. miles (4.380256 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.691226 sq. miles (4.380256 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Badger, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 470 Housing Units (2000): 228 Land area (2000): 1.332007 sq. miles (3.449882 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.332007 sq. miles (3.449882 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Badger, SD — U.S. town in South Dakota Population (2000): 144 Housing Units (2000): 66 Land area (2000): 1.064676 sq. miles (2.757498 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.064676 sq. miles (2.757498 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Badger — Badg er, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + ard, in reference to the white mark on its forehead. See {Badge},n.] 1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus {Meles} or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Badger — Badg er, n. [Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb badge to lay up provisions to sell again.] An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • badger — I verb abuse, afflict, aggravate, aggrieve, annoy, annoy excessively, assail, bait, beset, bother, bully, chafe, discomfort, discommode, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, disturb, disturb keenly, exasperate, excruciate, fret, goad,… …   Law dictionary

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