hector

7 definitions found

hector - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hector \Hec"tor\, v. i.
     To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.
     --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

  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]

  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]

hector - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Hector
      n 1: (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by
           Achilles during the Trojan War
      v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when
           she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat,
           bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
           ]

hector - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  HECTOR
         HEterogeneous Computer TOgetheR (IBM, Uni Karlsruhe, Germany)
         

hector - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  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

hector - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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