WORRY

vt to harass with labor; to fatigue.

2. worry ·vt to harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

3. worry ·noun a state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.

4. worry ·vi 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.

5. worry ·vt 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.