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This word "badger" often comes up in the SAT. Of the choices below which is the closest in meaning?
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a type of support




Detailed description and alternate definitions of the word 'badger':
  Any of several similar mammals, such as the ratel.
  of North America, having short legs, long claws on the front feet, and a heavy grizzled coat.
  Any of several carnivorous burrowing mammals of the family Mustelidae, such as
  The fur or hair of this mammal.
  To harass or pester persistently.
  of Eurasia or

Synonyms of word 'badger' :
 bug
 pester
 tease
 Wisconsinite
 beleaguer


Usage of the word 'badger' in Sentences :
  The cage, laced with peanuts, was intended to snare any badger tempted by the easy meal.
  One of these ( genus Meles ) includes the Eurasian badger which is found in Britain.
  badger sett in the corner nearest the station.
  badger culling must be carried out humanely.
  badger setts etc. Q 13 The actual act of hunting is non-selective of the quarry species.
  The cage, laced with peanuts, was intended to snare any badger tempted by the easy meal.
  One of these ( genus Meles ) includes the Eurasian badger which is found in Britain.
  badger sett in the corner nearest the station.
  badger culling must be carried out humanely.
  DEFRA is culling badgers to deal with TB in cattle.
  It also shows that TB-infected badgers are not found in areas where there are few or no cattle.
  Badgers ' sett is defined at Section 14 as any structure or place indicating current use by a badgers ' sett is defined at Section 14 as any structure or place indicating current use by a badger.
  How do I go about getting a license to disturb a badger set?
  badger cull starts in May.
  How do I go about getting a license to disturb a badger set?
  badger cull starts in May.
  MAFF will not be killing badgers in the ' closed season ' from 1 February to 30 April.
  This task should be done working inwards from the outer ring to reduce the risk of infected badgers moving outwards to a clean area.
  badgers Two young badger cubs, courtesy of Gerald James.
  badgers Two young badger cubs, courtesy of Gerald James.
  That study claims to have achieved huge reductions in bovine TB by exterminating badgers.
  We treat injured badgers, where appropriate in our holding pens.
  badger baiters are back in Welford.
  The culling of diseased badgers was never going to be popular.
  badger digging still occurs.
  badger tongs, or delving rods for tracing tunnels.

Usage of the word 'badger' in popular media :
Washington Post   —
 but as in the badger state, they and county executive isiah leggett (d) are faced with a testy standoff with public employee unions - a battle that's come to a head as policymakers run out of options for dealing with the county's recession-related fiscal problems..... read more ››

Wall Street Journal   —
 police have long known that badger guns, badger outdoors and related businesses at the same location in west milwaukee have ranked in the top 10 nationally among shops that sell guns that wind up being used in a crime..... read more ››




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