ALL meanings of bully
bul·ly
B b - countable noun bully A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people. 3
- verb bully If someone bullies you, they use their strength or power to hurt or frighten you. 3
- verb bully If someone bullies you into something, they make you do it by using force or threats. 3
- noun bully a person who hurts, persecutes, or intimidates weaker people 3
- noun bully a hired ruffian 3
- noun bully a procurer; pimp 3
- noun bully a fine fellow or friend 3
- noun bully a sweetheart; darling 3
- verb bully to hurt, intimidate, or persecute (a weaker or smaller person), esp to make him or her do something 3
- adjective bully dashing; jolly 3
- adjective bully very good; fine 3
- exclamation bully well done! bravo! 3
- noun bully any of various small freshwater fishes of the genera Gobiomorphus and Philypnodon of New Zealand 3
- noun bully a person who hurts, frightens, or tyrannizes over those who are smaller or weaker 3
- noun bully a companion or comrade 3
- noun bully a pimp 3
- noun bully a hired cutthroat or thug 3
- noun bully a fine fellow 3
- verb transitive bully to hurt, frighten, or tyrannize over, as a bully does; browbeat 3
- intransitive verb bully to behave like a bully 3
- adjective bully dashing, hearty, or jolly 3
- adjective bully fine; very good 3
- interjection bully good; well done 3
- noun bully canned or corned beef 3
- noun plural bully a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people. 1
- noun plural bully Archaic. a man hired to do violence. 1
- noun plural bully Obsolete. a pimp; procurer. 1
- noun plural bully Obsolete. good friend; good fellow. 1
- noun plural bully Obsolete. sweetheart; darling. 1
- noun plural bully Soccer. a desperate, freewheeling scramble for the ball by a number of players, usually in the goal area. 1
- noun plural bully Field Hockey. a method of putting the ball into play in which two opponents, facing each other, tap their sticks on the ground near the ball and then make contact with each other's sticks over the ball three times, after which each tries to gain possession of the ball. 1
- verb with object bully to act the bully toward; intimidate; domineer. 1
- verb without object bully to be loudly arrogant and overbearing. 1
- adjective bully Informal. fine; excellent; very good. 1
- adjective bully dashing; jovial; high-spirited. 1
- noun bully bully beef. 1
- noun bully person: intimidates another 1
- transitive verb bully intimidate 1
- intransitive verb bully force using threats 1
- adjective bully jolly 1
- adjective bully very good 1
- noun bully fish 1
- noun bully A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power. 0
- noun bully A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow. 0
- noun bully A hired thug. 0
- noun bully A prostitute’s minder; a pimp. 0
- noun bully (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A brisk, dashing fellow. 0
- noun bully The small scrum in the Eton College field game. 0
- noun bully A small freshwater fish. 0
- verb bully (Transitive Verb) To intimidate (someone) as a bully. 0