bully

Definition of bully in English English dictionary: Well done!
She's finally leaving her abusive husband — bully for her!.; A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power; A prostitute’s minder; a pimp; The penis; To act aggressively towards; Bully beef; Used to say that you do not care about someone who has done something nice
She's finally leaving her abusive husband — bully for her; I don't bleeding care!.; To intimidate (someone) as a bully; Very good; excellent; A hired thug; {i} intimidator, one who harasses weaker people; {v} to overbear, hector, daunt, be very noisy; {n} a noisy quarrelsome fellow, a hector; A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people. I fell victim to the office bully; be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"; Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse; very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"; A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow; {ü} well done, good; {s} pleasant, lovely; If someone bullies you into something, they make you do it by using force or threats. We think an attempt to bully them into submission would be counterproductive She used to bully me into doing my schoolwork The government says it will not be bullied by the press. bullies someone who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt someone who is weaker; discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate; a cruel and brutal fellow; {f} intimidate, harass; To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully toward; A brisk, dashing fellow; Pickled or canned beef; Jovial and blustering; dashing; If someone bullies you, they use their strength or power to hurt or frighten you. I wasn't going to let him bully me + bullying bul·ly·ing schoolchildren who were victims of bullying; To act as a bully; A prostitutes minder; a pimp
bully beef: pickled or canned beef
bully boy: A tough, aggressive man
bully pulpit: an advantageous position from which to express one's views
bully pulpits: plural form of bully pulpit
bully beef: canned or pickled beef
bully beef: beef cured or pickled in brine
bully boy: someone who behaves in a violent and threatening way
bully pulpit: a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter; "the American presidency is a bully pulpit
bully pulpit: An advantageous position, as for making one's views known or rallying support: "The presidency had been transformed from a bully pulpit on Pennsylvania Avenue to a stage the size of the world" (Hugh Sidey)
bully pulpit: position or office of influence that provides an ideal place from which to spread one's views or opinions
bully tree: {i} tropical tree that has dark red wood that produces the gum called balata
bully tree: Most of them yield a substance closely resembling gutta-percha
bully tree: The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceæ, as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops
bully-boy: disapproval If you describe a man as a bully-boy, you disapprove of him because he is rough and aggressive. bully-boys and murderers
bully-boy: disapproval If you say that someone uses bully-boy tactics, you disapprove of them because they use rough and aggressive methods. Some people accuse the tax inspectors of bully-boy tactics
bully.: fanfaron
bullying: An act of intimidating a weaker person to do something, especially such repeated coercion
She has been bullying him into taking her on a holiday.
bullying: Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person
Bullying is a punishable offense in all schools.
bullying: Present participle of bully
a bully: {n} hector
A bully: bullyrock
To bully: bullock
adjective bully 3: bully for you/him etc used when you do not think that someone has done anything special but they want you to praise them
bullied: frightened into submission or compliance
bullied: past of bully
bullies: plural of bully
bullies: third-person singular of bully
bullying: persistent aggressive behaviour directed towards a particular victim, particularly children at school, who cannot retaliate effectively
bullying: aggression deliberately and persistently directed against a particular target, or victim, typically one who is weak, vulnerable and defenseless aggression deliberately and persistently directed against a particular target, or victim, typically one who is weak, vulnerable and defenseless
bullying: the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
bullying: is a specific type of aggression in which 1) the behaviour is intended to harm or disturb, 2) the behaviour occurs repeatedly over time, and 3) there is an imbalance of power, with a more powerful person or group attacking a less powerful one (Mayo Clinic, 2001)
bullying: noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others

bully

Hyphenation

bul·ly

Turkish pronunciation

bûli

Synonyms

henchman, thug, pimp, ponce, bully beef, browbeat, hector, intimidate, excellent, marvellous, marvelous, splendid, super, superb, top-notch

Antonyms

allow, leave alone

Pronunciation

/ˈbo͝olē/ /ˈbʊliː/

Etymology

[ 'bu-lE, 'b&- ] (noun.) 1538. 1530, from Dutch boel 'lover, brother', from Middle Dutch boel, boele 'brother, lover', from Proto-Germanic *bō-lan- (compare Middle Low German bōle 'brother', Middle High German buole 'brother, close relative, close relation', German Buhle 'lover'), diminutive of expressive *bō- 'brother, father'. More at boy.