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ALL meanings of worry

wor·ry
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  • verb without object worry to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. 1
  • verb without object worry to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill. 1
  • verb with object worry to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague. 1
  • verb with object worry to seize, especially by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another. 1
  • verb with object worry to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc. 1
  • noun plural worry a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety. 1
  • noun plural worry a cause of uneasiness or anxiety; trouble. 1
  • noun plural worry act of worrying. 1
  • noun plural worry Fox Hunting. the action of the hounds in tearing to pieces the carcass of a fox. 1
  • idioms worry no worries, Informal. Don’t be troubled; it is of no concern: If you can’t make it to the party, no worries. Also, not to worry. 1
  • noun worry Give way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles. 1
  • transitive verb worry trouble, bother 1
  • intransitive verb worry feel uneasy 1
  • intransitive verb worry be concerned or anxious about 1
  • noun worry anxiety 1
  • noun worry concern 1
  • noun worry preoccupation 1
  • transitive verb worry harass 1
  • verb worry If you worry, you keep thinking about problems that you have or about unpleasant things that might happen. 0
  • verb worry If someone or something worries you, they make you anxious because you keep thinking about problems or unpleasant things that might be connected with them. 0
  • verb worry If someone or something does not worry you, you do not dislike them or you are not annoyed by them. 0
  • uncountable noun worry Worry is the state or feeling of anxiety and unhappiness caused by the problems that you have or by thinking about unpleasant things that might happen. 0
  • countable noun worry A worry is a problem that you keep thinking about and that makes you unhappy. 0
  • verb worry to be or cause to be anxious or uneasy, esp about something uncertain or potentially dangerous 0
  • verb worry to disturb the peace of mind of; bother 0
  • verb worry to proceed despite difficulties 0
  • verb worry to struggle or work 0
  • verb worry (of a dog, wolf, etc) to lacerate or kill by biting, shaking, etc 0
  • verb worry to bite, tear, or gnaw (at) with the teeth 0
  • verb worry to move as specified, esp by repeated pushes 0
  • verb worry to touch or poke repeatedly and idly 0
  • verb worry to choke or cause to choke 0
  • noun worry a state or feeling of anxiety 0
  • noun worry a person or thing that causes anxiety 0
  • noun worry an act of worrying 0
  • verb transitive worry to harass or treat roughly with or as with continual biting or tearing with the teeth 0
  • verb transitive worry to pluck at, push on, touch, etc. repeatedly in a nervous or determined way 0
  • verb transitive worry to annoy, bother, harass, vex, etc. 0
  • verb transitive worry to cause to feel troubled or uneasy; make anxious; distress 0
  • intransitive verb worry to bite, pull, or tear (at an object) with or as with the teeth 0
  • intransitive verb worry to feel distressed in the mind; be anxious, troubled, or uneasy 0
  • intransitive verb worry to manage to get (along or through) in the face of trials and difficulties 0
  • noun worry the act of worrying 0
  • noun worry a troubled state of mind; anxiety; distress; care; uneasiness 0
  • noun worry something that causes anxiety 0
  • noun worry A strong feeling of anxiety. 0
  • noun worry An instance or cause of such a feeling. 0
  • verb worry (Transitive Verb) To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf. 0
  • verb worry (Transitive Verb) To harass; to irritate or distress. 0
  • verb worry (Transitive Verb) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress. 0
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