bully:1
nouncirca 1548{ds||3|a|}
- a blustering, browbeating person; especially : one who is habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable
- pimp
- a hired ruffian
bully:2
verb
bully
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1685{ds|t|1||}
- to treat (someone) in a cruel, insulting, threatening, or aggressive fashion : to act like a bully toward
- to cause (someone) to do something by means of force or coercion
- to use language or behavior that is cruel, insulting, threatening, or aggressive
bully:3
adjective
bully
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1851{ds||1||}
- excellent —often used in interjectional expressions
- resembling or characteristic of a bully
bully:4
noun
bully
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1753
- pickled or canned usually corned beef
bully pulpit
noun
bully pulpit
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1963
- a prominent public position (such as a political office) that provides an opportunity for expounding one's views; also : such an opportunity
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