'Bully' definitions:
Definition of 'bully'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing]
noun
A cruel and brutal fellow [syn: bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo]
noun
A hired thug
verb
Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around]
verb
Definition of 'Bully'
From: GCIDE
- Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), a.
- 1. Jovial and blustering; dashing. [Slang] "Bless thee, bully doctor." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bully'
From: GCIDE
- Bully \Bul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bullied (b[.u]l"l[=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Bullying.] To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully[1] toward. [1913 Webster]
- For the last fortnight there have been prodigious shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French, upon hearing the peace was just signing. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bully'
From: GCIDE
- Bully \Bul"ly\, v. i. To act as a bully[1]. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bully'
From: GCIDE
- Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), n., Bully beef \Bul"ly beef`\ (b[.u]l"l[y^] b[=e]f`). [F. bouilli boiled meat, fr. bouillir to boil. See Boil, v. The word bouilli was formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef.] Pickled or canned beef. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Bully'
From: GCIDE
- Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), n.; pl. Bullies (b[u^]l"l[i^]z). [Cf. LG. bullerjaan, bullerb[aum]k, bullerbrook, a blusterer, D. bulderaar a bluster, bulderen to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or cf. MHG. buole lover, G. buhle.]
- 1. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous, who threatens, intimidates, or badgers people who are smaller or weaker than he is; an insolent, tyrannical fellow. [1913 Webster]
- Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in. --Palmerston. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Bully
Definition of 'bully'
From: GCIDE
- bully \bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), interj. Well done! Excellent! [PJC]
Synonyms of 'bully'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ace-high,
- admirable,
- annoyer,
- Antaeus,
- Atlas,
- awe,
- bad,
- badgerer,
- bang-up,
- battler,
- beat down,
- beef,
- beef extract,
- beef tea,
- belligerent,
- belted knight,
- bickerer,
- blackjack,
- blade,
- blatherskite,
- bludgeon,
- bluff,
- bluffer,
- bluster,
- bluster and bluff,
- bluster out of,
- blusterer,
- bonzer,
- boss,
- bouillon,
- bounce,
- brag,
- braggart,
- bravo,
- brawler,
- break,
- Briareus,
- Brobdingnagian,
- browbeat,
- browbeater,
- bucko,
- bulldoze,
- bulldozer,
- bully beef,
- bullyboy,
- bullyrag,
- but good,
- cadet,
- capital,
- castrate,
- champion,
- Charles Atlas,
- charqui,
- chipped beef,
- clamp down on,
- coerce,
- colossus,
- combatant,
- compel,
- competitor,
- contender,
- contestant,
- cool,
- corking,
- cow,
- crackerjack,
- cutthroat,
- Cyclops,
- dandy,
- daunt,
- delicious,
- demoralize,
- desperado,
- despotize,
- devil,
- disputant,
- domineer,
- domineer over,
- dragoon,
- dried beef,
- ducky,
- duelist,
- enforcer,
- enslave,
- fab,
- famous,
- fancy man,
- fanfaron,
- fencer,
- feuder,
- fighter,
- fighting cock,
- fine,
- fine and dandy,
- first-rate,
- foilsman,
- gamecock,
- gasconade,
- gear,
- giant,
- gladiator,
- Goliath,
- goon,
- gorilla,
- great,
- grind,
- grind down,
- groovy,
- ground beef,
- gunman,
- hamburger,
- harass,
- harasser,
- harrier,
- hatchet man,
- heavy,
- heckler,
- hector,
- hectorer,
- hell-raiser,
- hellcat,
- henpeck,
- Hercules,
- Herod,
- hijack,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hooligan,
- hot,
- huff,
- hunky-dory,
- intimidate,
- intimidator,
- jam-up,
- jerky,
- jolly,
- jouster,
- just dandy,
- keen,
- keep down,
- keep under,
- killer,
- knight,
- lord it over,
- mad dog,
- marvy,
- mean,
- menace,
- militant,
- muscle man,
- nag,
- neat,
- nifty,
- nobby,
- nudnik,
- nudzh,
- OK,
- okay,
- oppress,
- out of sight,
- out-herod Herod,
- overawe,
- overbear,
- overmaster,
- override,
- pander,
- pastrami,
- peachy,
- peachy-keen,
- persecute,
- persecutor,
- pest,
- pesterer,
- plaguer,
- plug-ugly,
- Polyphemus,
- powerhouse,
- press heavy on,
- push around,
- quarreler,
- rage,
- rant,
- ranter,
- rave,
- raver,
- repress,
- ride over,
- ride roughshod over,
- rioter,
- ripping,
- rival,
- roast beef,
- roister,
- roisterer,
- rollick,
- rough,
- rowdy,
- ruffian,
- rum,
- sabreur,
- sadist,
- salt beef,
- Samson,
- scrapper,
- scrumptious,
- scuffler,
- shanghai,
- slang,
- slap-up,
- smashing,
- solid,
- something else,
- spiffing,
- spiffy,
- splutter,
- sputter,
- squabbler,
- stalwart,
- steamroller,
- storm,
- strong arm,
- strong man,
- strong-arm,
- strong-arm man,
- strong-armer,
- struggler,
- stunning,
- subjugate,
- suet,
- superior,
- Superman,
- suppress,
- swagger,
- swaggerer,
- swashbuckle,
- swashbuckler,
- swasher,
- swell,
- sword,
- swordplayer,
- swordsman,
- systematically terrorize,
- Tarzan,
- tease,
- teaser,
- terrorize,
- the mighty,
- the strong,
- threaten,
- thug,
- tilter,
- Titan,
- torment,
- tormentor,
- torture,
- tough,
- tough guy,
- tower of strength,
- trample down,
- trample upon,
- tread down,
- tread upon,
- tussler,
- tyrannize,
- tyrannize over,
- tyrant,
- unman,
- use violence,
- vapor,
- vaporer,
- walk all over,
- walk over,
- weigh heavy on,
- wizard,
- worthy,
- wrangler