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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