bully

Noun
  1. A cruel and brutal fellow (synset 109898763)
    is a type of: aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks
    subtypes:
    • bullyboy - a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
    • muscle, muscleman - a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
    • skin, skinhead - a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
    • plug-ugly, tough guy - someone who bullies weaker people
    same as: hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo
  2. A hired thug (synset 109899018)
    is a type of: goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie - an aggressive and violent young criminal
Adjective
  1. Very good (synset 301127641)
    "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"; "we had a grand old time"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
    same as: bang-up, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, old, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell
Verb
  1. Be bossy towards (synset 201785339)
    "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
    is a type of: intimidate - make timid or fearful
    subtypes: domineer, tyrannise, tyrannize - rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
    same as: ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm
  2. Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner;
    Intimidate (synset 201037071)
    is a type of: blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    same as: browbeat, swagger

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