"badgers" in the noun sense
1. Wisconsinite, Badger
a native or resident of Wisconsin
2. badger
sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
"badgers" in the verb sense
1. tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer
annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
2. badger
persuade through constant efforts
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