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bully

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bully in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. be bossy towards
    "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
    strong-arm  bully  browbeat  bullyrag  ballyrag  boss around  hector  push around 
  2. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
    browbeat  bully  swagger 
adjective
  1. very good
    "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
    bang-up  bully  corking  cracking  dandy  great  groovy  keen  neat  nifty  not bad  peachy  slap-up  swell  smashing 
noun
  1. a cruel and brutal fellow
    bully  tough  hooligan  ruffian  roughneck  rowdy  yob  yobo  yobbo 
  2. a hired thug
    bully 
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