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bullying


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  browbeat,  bully,  swagger 
  =>  wheedle,  cajole,  palaver,  blarney,  coax,  sweet-talk,  inveigle 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  bullying 
  bullying 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bullying 
 
  The  noun  bullying  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bullying,  intimidation  --  (the  act  of  intimidating  a  weaker  person  to  make  them  do  something) 
 
  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  bullying 
 
  The  adj  bullying  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  blustery,  bullying  --  (noisily  domineering;  tending  to  browbeat  others) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  bullying 
 
  1  sense  of  bullying 
 
  Sense  1 
  blustery,  bullying 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  domineering)  ->  submissive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  bullying 
 
  1  sense  of  bullying 
 
  Sense  1 
  blustery,  bullying 
  =>  domineering  (vs.  submissive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  bullying 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  bullying 
 
  bullying  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  bullying 
  bullying 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bullying 
 
  The  noun  bullying  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bullying,  intimidation  --  (the  act  of  intimidating  a  weaker  person  to  make  them  do  something) 
 
  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  bullying 
 
  The  adj  bullying  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  blustery,  bullying  --  (noisily  domineering;  tending  to  browbeat  others) 



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