Definitions of bully - OneLook
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| ▸ 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. ▸ noun: A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome. ▸ noun: A hired thug. ▸ noun: A sex worker’s minder. ▸ noun: (uncountable) Bully beef. ▸ noun: (obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow. ▸ noun: The small scrum in the Eton College field game. ▸ noun: Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper gobies. , Gobiomorphus cotidianus]] ▸ noun: (obsolete or dialectal, Ireland and Northern England) An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade ▸ noun: (dialectal) A companion; mate (male or female). ▸ noun: (obsolete) A darling, sweetheart (male or female). ▸ noun: (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. ▸ noun: (mining) A miner's hammer. ▸ verb: (transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully. ▸ verb: (transitive) To act aggressively towards. ▸ adjective: (US, slang) Very good. ▸ adjective: (slang, obsolete) Jovial and blustering.hooligan, yobo, yob, yobbo, dandy, corking, strong-arm, ruffian, roughneck, hector, more... |
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