Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nag"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nag \Nag\, n. [OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.]
1. A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.
2. A paramour; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nag \Nag\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Nagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Nagging}.] [Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to
gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]
To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to
fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] ``She never nagged.'' --J.
Ingelow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nag
n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly
finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nagger}, {common
scold}]
2: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {hack}, {jade}, {plug}]
v 1: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her
husband all day long" [syn: {peck}, {hen-peck}]
2: worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"
3: remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation"
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