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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

Dictionary Results for hector:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

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]

2. 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]

3. 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]

4. The 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]

5. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016)

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

6. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

7. 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

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