bully

bul·ly ¹  (bl)

n. pl. bul·lies

1. A person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller or weaker people.

2. A hired ruffian; a thug.

3. A pimp.

4. Archaic A fine person.

5. Archaic A sweetheart.

v. bul·lied, bul·ly·ing, bul·lies

v.tr.

1. To treat in an overbearing or intimidating manner. See Synonyms at intimidate.

2. To make (one's way) aggressively.

v.intr.

1. To behave like a bully.

2. To force one's way aggressively or by intimidation: "They bully into line at the gas pump" Martin Gottfried.

adj.

Excellent; splendid: did a bully job of persuading the members.

interj.

Used to express approval: Bully for you!

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[Possibly from Middle Dutch boele, sweetheart, probably alteration of broeder, brother; see bhrter- in Indo-European roots.]

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bully

Noun

pl -lies

a person who hurts, persecutes, or intimidates weaker people

Verb

[-lies, -lying, -lied]

to hurt, intimidate, or persecute (a weaker or smaller person)

interj

bully for you or him, etc Informal well done! bravo!: now usually used sarcastically [originally, sweetheart, fine fellow, swaggering coward, probably from Middle Dutch boele lover]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bully - a cruel and brutal fellow hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks bullyboy - a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction muscleman, muscle - a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him" skinhead - a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations plug-ugly, tough guy - someone who bullies weaker people
	2.	bully - a hired thug hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, goon, tough - an aggressive and violent young criminal
Verb	1.	bully - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm intimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her" domineer, tyrannise, tyrannize - rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"
	2.	bully - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate browbeat, swagger blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
Adj.	1.	bully - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" bang-up, corking, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, groovy, keen, great, neat colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

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bully

noun 1. persecutor, tough, oppressor, tormentor, bully boy, browbeater, coercer, ruffian, intimidator

verb 2. persecute, intimidate, torment, hound, oppress, pick on, victimize, terrorize, push around (slang) ill-treat, ride roughshod over, maltreat, tyrannize, overbear

verb 3. force, coerce, railroad (informal) bulldoze (informal) dragoon, pressurize, browbeat, cow, hector, press-gang, domineer, bullyrag

Translations

bully [ˈbulɪ] n → valentón m; matón m

vt → intimidar, tiranizar

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bully [ˈbulɪ] n → brute f, tyran m

vt → tyranniser, rudoyer (= frighten); intimider

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bully [ˈbulɪ] n → Tyrann m

vt → tyrannisieren;

(frighten) → einschüchtern

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bully [ˈbulɪ] n → prepotente m

vt → angariare (= frighten); intimidire