Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bully
1 of 2 senses of bully
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around hector, push around
=> tyrannize, domineer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bully
1 of 2 senses of bully
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around hector, push around
=> tyrannize, domineer
Entailment of verb bully
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb bully
2 senses of bully
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around hector, push around
=> intimidate
Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
Familiarity of verb bully
bully used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bully
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around hector, push around
=> intimidate
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Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
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Grep of noun bully
bully
bully beef
bully tree
bullyboy
bullying
Overview of noun bully
The noun bully has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo -- (a cruel and brutal fellow)
Overview of verb bully
The verb bully has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around hector, push around -- (be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young")
2. browbeat, bully, swagger -- (discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate)
Overview of adj bully
The adj bully has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- ((informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")
Antonyms of adj bully
1 sense of bully
Sense 1
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(prenominal), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
INDIRECT (VIA good) -> bad
Similarity of adj bully
1 sense of bully
Sense 1
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(prenominal), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
=> good (vs. bad)
Attributes of adj bully
Familiarity of adj bully
bully used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj bully
bully
bullying
Overview of noun bully
The noun bully has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo -- (a cruel and brutal fellow)
Overview of verb bully
The verb bully has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around hector, push around -- (be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young")
2. browbeat, bully, swagger -- (discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate)
Overview of adj bully
The adj bully has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- ((informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")
bully definition
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