n.
1.a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague)
2.any epidemic disease with a high death rate
3.a swarm of insects that attack plants
4.any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
5.an annoyance plague v.
1.cause to suffer a blight
2.annoy continually or chronically
Idiom of the Day
slap (someone or something) down or slap down (someone or something)
to rebuke or reject someone or something
My boss slapped my proposal down soon after the meeting started.
