bul·ly 1 (b l  )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! [Possibly from Middle Dutch boele, sweetheart, probably alteration of broeder, brother; see bhr  ter- in Indo-European roots.] |
| bul·ly 2 (bl) n. Canned or pickled beef. Also called bully beef. [Perhaps French bouilli, boiled meat, label on canned beef, from past participle of bouillir, to boil, from Old French boilir; see boil1.] |
bully1
n pl -lies
1. a person who hurts, persecutes, or intimidates weaker people
2. Archaic a hired ruffian
3. Obsolete a procurer; pimp
4. Obsolete a fine fellow or friend
5. Obsolete a sweetheart; darling
vb -lies, -lying, -lied
(when tr, often foll by into) to hurt, intimidate, or persecute (a weaker or smaller person), esp to make him do something
adj
1. dashing; jolly my bully boy
2. Informal very good; fine
interj
Also bully for you, him, etc Informal well done! bravo!
[C16 (in the sense: sweetheart, hence fine fellow, hence swaggering coward): probably from Middle Dutch boele lover, from Middle High German buole, perhaps childish variant of bruoder brother]
bully2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small freshwater fishes of the genera Gobiomorphus and Philynodon of New Zealand Also called (NZ) pakoko titarakura toitoi
[short for cockabully]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bully - a cruel and brutal fellow 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 |
| 2. | bully - a hired thug | |
| Verb | 1. | bully - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" intimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her" |
| 2. | bully - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate | |
| 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" |
bully
noun
persecutor, tough, oppressor, tormentor, bully boy, browbeater, coercer, ruffian, intimidator I fell victim to the office bully.
Translations
bully1 [ˈbʊlɪ]
bully2 [ˈbʊlɪ]
bully3 [ˈbʊlɪ] N (Mil) (also bully beef) → carne f de vaca conservada en lata
A. N
1. (= person) → matón/ona m/f, peleón/ona m/f
2. (Brit) (Hockey) (also bully-off) → saque m
B. VT (also bully around) → intimidar
to bully sb into doing sth → intimidar a algn para que haga algo
to bully sb into doing sth → intimidar a algn para que haga algo
bully off VI + ADV (Brit) (Hockey) → sacar
bully2 [ˈbʊlɪ]
A. ADJ (o.f.) (= first-rate) → de primera
B. EXCL bully for you! → ¡bravo!
bully3 [ˈbʊlɪ] N (Mil) (also bully beef) → carne f de vaca conservada en lata
bully [ˈbʊli]
vt (= treat in an overbearing way) → tyranniser, rudoyer (= frighten) → intimider
to bully sb into doing sth → contraindre qn (par la menace) à faire qch
bully-boy bully boy [ˈbʊlibɔɪ]
to bully sb into doing sth → contraindre qn (par la menace) à faire qch
bully-boy bully boy [ˈbʊlibɔɪ]
n (= aggressive man) → brute f
adj [tactics] → d'intimidation
bully:
bully1
bully2
bully beef
n (Mil inf) → Cornedbeef nt, → Corned Beef nt
bullyboy (inf)
n → Schlägertyp m (inf)
bully-boy
bully1
n
→ Tyrann m; (esp Sch) → Rabauke m; you great big bully → du Rüpel; to be a bit of a bully → den starken Mann markieren (inf); don’t be a bully with your little sister → schikaniere or tyrannisiere deine kleine Schwester nicht
(Hockey) → Bully nt
vt → tyrannisieren, schikanieren; (using violence) → drangsalieren; (into doing sth) → unter Druck setzen; to bully somebody into doing something → jdn so unter Druck setzen, dass er etc etw tut
bully2
bully1 [ˈbʊlɪ]
bully1 [ˈbʊlɪ]
bully2 [ˈbulɪ] n (also bully beef) → carne f di manzo in scatola
bully2 [ˈbulɪ] n (also bully beef) → carne f di manzo in scatola
1. n → bullo, prepotente m/f
2. vt (also bully around) → fare il/la prepotente con; (subj, children) → fare le prepotenze a
to bully sb into doing sth → far fare qc a qn con la prepotenza
to bully sb into doing sth → far fare qc a qn con la prepotenza
bully1 [ˈbʊlɪ]
1. n → bullo, prepotente m/f
2. vt (also bully around) → fare il/la prepotente con; (subj, children) → fare le prepotenze a
to bully sb into doing sth → far fare qc a qn con la prepotenza
to bully sb into doing sth → far fare qc a qn con la prepotenza
bully2 [ˈbulɪ] n (also bully beef) → carne f di manzo in scatola
bully2 [ˈbulɪ] n (also bully beef) → carne f di manzo in scatola
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 brute (tyrannique) בִּרְיוֹן क्रूर, दंबग, धौंसबाज nasilnik zsarnok pengganggu prepotente 弱い者いじめ 약자를 못살게 구는 자 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 霸凌 задиратися, чіплятися ڈانٹ کر ڈرانا bắt nạt 欺侮
bully → بلطجي, يتطاول šikanovat, tyran bølle, tyrannisere schikanieren, Tyrann νταής, τρομοκρατώ acosar, matón kiusaaja, kiusata brute, tyranniser nasilnik, tiranizirati intimidire, prepotente いじめる, 弱い者いじめをする者 불량배, 약자를 괴롭히다 bullebak, pesten bølle, trakassere łobuz, znęcać się alguém que faz assédio psicológico, alguém que judia, fazer assédio psicológico, judiar задира, запугивать mobba, översittare กดขี่รังแก, อันธพาล zorba, zorbalık etmek bắt nạt, kẻ hay bắt nạt 欺侮, 欺凌弱小者
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