bully
IPA: bˈʊɫi
noun
- A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
- A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.
- A hired thug.
- A sex worker’s minder.
- (uncountable) Bully beef.
- (obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow.
- The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
- Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper gobies. , Gobiomorphus cotidianus]]
- (obsolete or dialectal, Ireland and Northern England) An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade
- (dialectal) A companion; mate (male or female).
- (obsolete) A darling, sweetheart (male or female).
- (field hockey) A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
- (mining) A miner's hammer.
verb
- (transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
- (transitive) To act aggressively towards.
adjective
- (US, slang) Very good.
- (slang, obsolete) Jovial and blustering.
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Examples of "bully" in Sentences
- That is the trait of a psychopathic bully.
- She is the ringleader in the bullying trio.
- Then the bully starts teasing both Pepe and Ana.
- Bullying should not be the problem of the victim.
- The most common form of teasing is verbal bullying or taunting.
- Vicious bullying and relentless teasing was the order of the day.
- In 2004, the court heard a case of bullying and harassment in the workplace.
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