bully

[Bul·ly]

You might still have terrifying dreams about the bully who harassed you on the playground in second grade. A bully is someone who intimidates people, usually those who are weaker or smaller.

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A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.

Noun
a cruel and brutal fellow

Verb
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

Verb
be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"

Adjective S.
very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"


n.
A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.

n.
A brisk, dashing fellow.

a.
Jovial and blustering; dashing.

a.
Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse.

v. t.
To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully toward.

v. i.
To act as a bully.


Bully

Bul"ly , n.; pl. Bullies . [Cf. LG. bullerjaan, bullerb'84k, bullerbrook, a blusterer, D. bulderaar a bluster, bulderen to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or cf. MHG. buole lover, G. buhle.] 1. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in.
2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] Shak.

Bully

Bul"ly , a. 1. Jovial and blustering; dashing. [Slang] "Bless thee, bully doctor." Shak. 2. Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse. [Slang, U.S.]

Bully

Bul"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bullied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bullying.] To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully toward.
For the last fortnight there have been prodigious shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French, upon hearing the peace was just signing. Tatler. Syn. -- To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.

Bully

Bul"ly, v. i. To act as a bully.

A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.

Jovial and blustering; dashing.

To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully toward.

To act as a bully.

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Usage Examples

Twitter is the most amazing medium for a comedy writer. I can't get in every idea I want on the show no matter how hard I try to bully the other writers, so it's a way of me getting out other comic ideas and immediately getting feedback.

Ever since the collapse of cap and trade legislation and the realization that President Obama is unlikely to ever utter the words 'climate change' in public again, much less use the bully pulpit to prepare the nation for the catastrophic risks of inaction, the movement has been in a funk.

You can't stand for too many things. You can't use the bully pulpit for too many things. So, I promise you, every day, I am going to talk about jobs, spending, and education.

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Other Usage Examples

One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

The way to work with a bully is to take the ball and go home. First time, every time. When there's no ball, there's no game. Bullies hate that. So they'll either behave so they can play with you or they'll go bully someone else.

You know, what we do know is that there is a high frequency of violence in the home of those who bully.

Let me get you to understand I don't bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and I'm very honest and I always tell the truth. I'm not a liar, I'm not manipulative and I don't stab you in your back because I will stab you in your chest.

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