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    pest
    /pɛst/

    noun

    • 1. a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.: "the tomato plant attracts a pest called whitefly"
    • 2. an annoying person or thing; a nuisance: informal "he was a real pest"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PEST definition: 1. an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: 2. an annoying person, especially a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pestPest Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : an epidemic disease associated with high mortality. specifically : plague. 2. : something resembling a pest in destructiveness. especially : a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (such as agriculture or livestock production) 3. : one that pesters or annoys : nuisance. pesty. ˈpe-stē. adjective. Synonyms. pestilence. plague.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pestPest - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A pest is something or someone that bugs you. That annoying mosquito that keeps you up at night is a pest, and so is that younger brother who wants to control the TV remote. An unwanted, bothersome person is a pest — and so is an unwanted, bothersome bug.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPEST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A pest is an insect or small animal which damages crops or food supplies. There are very few insect pests or diseases in this country. American English : pest / ˈpɛst /

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › pestPEST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a person or thing that annoys, esp by imposing itself when it is not wanted; nuisance. any organism that damages crops, injures or irritates livestock or man, or reduces the fertility of land. ( as modifier ) pest control. rare. an epidemic disease or pestilence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPEST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PEST meaning: 1. an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: 2. an annoying person, especially a…. Learn more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pestPest - definition of pest by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. An annoying person or thing; a nuisance. 2. An organism, typically an insect, that sickens or annoys humans, hampers human activities, damages crops or food products, harms livestock, or causes damage to buildings. 3. A deadly epidemic disease; a pestilence. [French peste, pestilence, from Old French, from Latin pestis.]

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › pest_npest, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

    What does the noun pest mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun pest . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of pest – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    PEST definition: 1. an animal that causes damage to plants, food, etc: 2. an annoying person. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › pestpest | meaning of pest in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    pest meaning, definition, what is pest: a small animal or insect that destroys c...: Learn more.

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