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worry |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Worry \Wor"ry\, v. i. To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as the child worries; the horse worries. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Worry \Wor"ry\, n.; pl {Worries}. A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as to be in a worry. ``The whir and worry of spindle and of loom.'' --Sir T. Browne. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Worry \Wor"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worried}; p. pr & vb n. {Worrying}.] [OE. worowen wirien to strangle, AS wyrgan in [=a]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG. wurgen, G. w["u]rgen, Lith. verszti and perhaps to E. wring.] 1. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also to tear or mangle with the teeth. A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death; That dog that had his teeth before his eyes, To worry lambs and lap their gentle blood. --Shak. 2. To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague. ``A church worried with reformation.'' --South. Let them rail, And worry one another at their pleasure. --Rowe. Worry him out till he gives consent. --Swift. 3. To harass with labor; to fatigue. [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: worry n 1: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: {concern}, {headache}, {vexation}] 2: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his distress as the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" [syn: {distress}, {trouble}] v 1: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy 2: be concerned with "I worry about my grades" [syn: {care}] 3: disturb the peace of mind of [ant: {reassure}] 4: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: {brood}, {dwell}] 5: be on the mind of "What is worrying you?" [syn: {concern}, {interest}, {occupy}] 6: lacerate by biting; of dogs 7: touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads" 8: be concerned with or about something or somebody [syn: {mind}]
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