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bul·ly 1
(bo͝ol′ē)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 bhrāter- in Indo-European roots.]
bul·ly 2
(bo͝ol′ē)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.]
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bully
(ˈbʊlɪ)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 or -lied
(when: tr, often foll by into) to hurt, intimidate, or persecute (a weaker or smaller person), esp to make him or her do something
adj
6. dashing; jolly: my bully boy.
7. informal very good; fine
interj
informal Also: bully for you 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]
bully
(ˈbʊlɪ)n, pl -lies
(Animals) any of various small freshwater fishes of the genera Gobiomorphus and Philynodon of New Zealand. Also called (NZ): pakoko, titarakura or toitoi
[C20: short for cockabully]
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bul•ly1
(ˈbʊl i)n., pl. -lies, n.
1. a quarrelsome, overbearing person who badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
2. Archaic. a man hired to do violence.
3. Obsolete.
v.t. a. a pimp.
b. a good friend; good fellow.
c. a sweetheart.
4. to intimidate or terrorize.
v.i. 5. to be loudly arrogant and overbearing.
adj. 6. Informal. fine; excellent.
interj. 7. (used to express approval).
[1530–40; < Middle Dutch boele lover]
bul•ly2
(ˈbʊl i)n.
canned or pickled beef. Also called bul′ly beef`.
[1865–70; < French bouilli, short for boeuf bouilli boiled meat]
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bully
- First meant lover or sweetheart, then fine fellow, then blusterer, then "person who harms or threatens weaker people."See also related terms for sweetheart.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
bully
Past participle: bullied
Gerund: bullying
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bully
Played on the spot where an incident or accident occurred to restart the game. A player taps the stick first on the ground on his/her own side of the ball, then against his/her opponent’s stick above the ball. This is done three times after which one player must strike the ball.
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| 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" |
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bully
noun
1. persecutor, tough, oppressor, tormentor, bully boy, browbeater, coercer, ruffian, intimidator I fell victim to the office bully.
verb
1. persecute, intimidate, torment, hound, oppress, pick on, victimize, terrorize, push around (slang), ill-treat, ride roughshod over, maltreat, tyrannize, overbear I wasn't going to let him bully me.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
bully
nounOne who is habitually cruel to smaller or weaker people:
Archaic: brave.
To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example:
Informal: strong-arm.
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Translations
šikanovatsurovectyrantyranizovat
bølletyranniseremobbebisse
kiusaajakiusata
nasilnikzastrašivati
fantur, ruddikúga, hræîa; neyîa
いじめる弱い者いじめをする者
불량배약자를 괴롭히다
baugintichuliganasįbauginti
huligānsiebiedētterorizētterorizētājs
nasilnikustrahovati
mobbaöversittare
กดขี่รังแกอันธพาล
bắt nạtkẻ hay bắt nạt
bully
1 [ˈbʊlɪ]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
bully
2 [ˈbʊlɪ]A. ADJ (o.f.) (= first-rate) → de primera
B. EXCL bully for you! → ¡bravo!
bully
3 [ˈbʊlɪ] N (Mil) (also bully beef) → carne f de vaca conservada en lataCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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 qchbully-boy bully boy [ˈbʊlibɔɪ]
to bully sb into doing sth → contraindre qn (par la menace) à faire qchbully-boy bully boy [ˈbʊlibɔɪ]
n (= aggressive man) → brute f
adj [tactics] → d'intimidation
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bully
:bully beef
n (Mil inf) → Cornedbeef nt, → Corned Beef nt
bullyboy (inf)
n → Schlägertyp m (inf)
bully-boy
bully
1n
→ 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
bully
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bully
1 [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
bully
2 [ˈbulɪ] n (also bully beef) → carne f di manzo in scatolaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bully
(ˈbuli) – plural ˈbullies – noun a person who hurts or frightens other, weaker people. The fat boy was a bully at school.
verb to act like a bully towards.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bully
→ بَلْطَجِي, يُخَوِّفُ šikanovat, surovec bølle, tyrannisere schikanieren, Tyrann νταής, τρομοκρατώ acosar, matón kiusaaja, kiusata brute, tyranniser nasilnik, zastrašivati bullo, intimidire いじめる, 弱い者いじめをする者 불량배, 약자를 괴롭히다 bullebak, pesten bølle, trakassere łobuz, znęcać się atormentar, maltratar, rufia, rufião задира, запугивать mobba, översittare กดขี่รังแก, อันธพาล zorba, zorbalık etmek bắt nạt, kẻ hay bắt nạt 欺侮, 欺凌弱小者Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bully
vt acosar, intimidar, hostigarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.