worry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: worry	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for worry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
worry n something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" Synonym(s): concern, worry, headache, vexation a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" Synonym(s): worry, trouble v be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job" be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" Synonym(s): worry, care disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" Synonym(s): worry, vex Antonym(s): assure, reassure be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" Synonym(s): concern, interest, occupy, worry lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone" touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
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 [be]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG. wurgen, G. w[81]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. [bd]A church worried with reformation.[b8] --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 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. [bd]The whir and worry of spindle and of loom.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.