definition of
[plague]

[1] #1 plague v. [blight] cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold". wn

[2] #2 plague v. [harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, molest, provoke] annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers". wn

[3] #3 plague n. [pestilence, pest, pestis] a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal. wn

[4] #4 plague n. [pestilence, pest] any epidemic disease with a high death rate. wn

[5] #5 plague n. [infestation] a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers". wn