Hector \Hec"tor\, v. i.
To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.
--Swift.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hector \Hec"tor\, n. [From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of
Priam.]
A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who
vexes or provokes.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hector \Hec"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hectored; p. pr. & vb.
n. Hectoring.]
To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to
torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by
bullying. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hector
n : (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by
Achilles during the Trojan War
v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when
she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag,
ballyrag, boss around, push around]
WordNet (r) 2.0
123 Moby Thesaurus words for "hector":
Captain Bobadil, Gascon, Herod, Texan, aggravate, annoy, badger,
bait, be at, bedevil, beset, big mouth, blatherskite, blower,
blowhard, bludgeon, bluff, bluffer, bluster, bluster and bluff,
bluster out of, blusterer, boaster, bother, bounce, brag,
braggadocio, braggart, bravo, bristle, browbeat, browbeater,
brown off, bucko, bug, bulldoze, bulldozer, bully, bullyboy,
bullyrag, burn up, chivy, cow, demoralize, devil, discompose,
distemper, disturb, dog, dragoon, exasperate, exercise, fanfaron,
fash, gasbag, gasconade, gasconader, get, gripe, harass, harasser,
harrier, harry, heckle, hectorer, hot-air artist, hound, huff,
intimidate, intimidator, irk, miff, miles gloriosus, molest, nag,
needle, nettle, nudzh, out-herod Herod, peeve, persecute, pester,
pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, provoke, rage,
rant, ranter, rave, raver, ride, rile, roil, roister, roisterer,
rollick, ruffle, slang, splutter, sputter, storm, swagger,
swaggerer, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swasher,
systematically terrorize, tease, terrorize, threaten, torment,
try the patience, tweak the nose, vapor, vaporer, vex, windbag,
windjammer, windy, worry
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
HECTOR
HEterogeneous Computer TOgetheR (IBM, Uni Karlsruhe, Germany)
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
Hector, AR (town, FIPS 31150)
Location: 35.46570 N, 92.97525 W
Population (1990): 478 (192 housing units)
Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72843
Hector, MN (city, FIPS 28124)
Location: 44.74143 N, 94.71269 W
Population (1990): 1145 (528 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55342
Hector, NY
Zip code(s): 14841
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Hector, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Population (2000): 506
Housing Units (2000): 219
Land area (2000): 2.305503 sq. miles (5.971224 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.009271 sq. miles (0.024011 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.314774 sq. miles (5.995235 sq. km)
FIPS code: 31150
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 35.463094 N, 92.979069 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 72843
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hector, AR
Hector
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Hector, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 1166
Housing Units (2000): 532
Land area (2000): 1.542897 sq. miles (3.996084 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.542897 sq. miles (3.996084 sq. km)
FIPS code: 28124
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 44.742432 N, 94.714514 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 55342
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hector, MN
Hector
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, push around, strong-arm
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