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bully definition
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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 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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