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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Harry

/(-ry̆)/ · Har·ry · IPA /ˈhæɹ.i/
01 v. t. To strip; to pillage; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land.
imp. & p. p. Harried; p. pr. & vb. n. Harrying
  1. 1.
    To strip; to pillage; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land.
    “To harry this beautiful region.” — W. Irving.
    “A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush.” — J. Burroughs.
  2. 2.
    To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass.
Syn. To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass.
02 v. i. To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste.
  1. 1.
    To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste.[Obs.]
03 prop. n. Harold or Henry; a nickname.
  1. 1.
    Harold or Henry; a nickname.