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verb

• make timid or fearful

• to compel or deter by or as if by threats

47%11Hectors
verb

• make timid or fearful

• to compel or deter by or as if by threats

35%5Hectors or heckles
noun

• anything that serves as an enticement

• something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

verb

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• lure, entice, or entrap with bait

• attack with dogs or set dogs upon

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