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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bul·ly ²  (bl)

n.

Canned or pickled beef. Also called bully beef.

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[Perhaps French bouilli, boiled meat, label on canned beef, from past participle of bouillir, to boil, from Old French boilir; see boil¹.]

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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

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bully

n bully [ˈbuli]

a person who hurts or frightens other, weaker people The fat boy was a bully at school. bullebak مُتَغَطْرِس، مُشاغِب، مُتَنَمِّر побойник tyran bølle; bisse der Tyrann νταής, μάγκας που εκφοβίζει αδύναμους ανθρώπους matón türann زورگو؛ قلدر kiusaaja, tyranni brute (tyrannique) בִּרְיוֹן क्रूर, दंबग, धौंसबाज nasilnik zsarnok pengganggu prepotente 弱い者いじめ 불량배 šantažistas, chuliganas huligāns; terorizētājs buli bullebak bølle; tyrann tyran valentão tiran, dur задира, хулиган tyran pretepač nasilnik översittare อันธพาล Ali kıran baş kesen, kabadayı 欺凌弱小者 задирака; хуліган کلے دراز ، پاٹے خان đầu gấu trường học 欺凌弱小者

v

to act like a bully towards. afknou يَتَغَطْرَس، يُهَدِّد، يَسْتَبِد тормозя tyranizovat mobbe; tyrannisere schikanieren κάνω τον νταή σε κπ. intimidar türanniseerima زورگویی کردن kiusata brutaliser לְהַפחִיד दंबग जैसा व्यवहार करने वाला maltretirati megfélemlít menganiaya fare il prepotente いじめる 못살게 굴다 (į)bauginti, šantažuoti iebiedēt; terorizēt membuli tiranniseren mobbe, herse med tyranizować intimidar a brutaliza задирать; запугивать tyranizovať ustrahovati maltretirati trakassera, mobba พาล kabadayılık etmek 欺侮 задиратися, чіплятися ڈانٹ کر ڈرانا bắt nạt 欺侮