bully
( bullies plural & 3rd person present) ( bullying present participle) ( bullied past tense & past participle )
1 n-count A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
I fell victim to the office bully...
2 verb If someone bullies you, they use their strength or power to hurt or frighten you.
I wasn't going to let him bully me... V n
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bullying n-uncount
...schoolchildren who were victims of bullying.
3 verb If someone bullies you into something, they make you do it by using force or threats. We think an attempt to bully them into submission would be counterproductive... V n into n/ing She used to bully me into doing my schoolwork... V n into n/ing The government says it will not be bullied by the press. be V-ed, Also V n
bully-boy ( bully-boys plural ) , bully boy
1 n-count If you describe a man as a bully-boy, you disapprove of him because he is rough and aggressive., (disapproval)
...bully-boys and murderers.
2 adj If you say that someone uses bully-boy tactics, you disapprove of them because they use rough and aggressive methods. (JOURNALISM) ADJ n (disapproval)
Some people accuse the tax inspectors of bully-boy tactics.
Traducción diccionario Collins Ingles - Cobuild
bully
1
n big bully, browbeater, bully boy, coercer, intimidator, oppressor, persecutor, ruffian, tormentor, tough
2
vb bluster, browbeat, bulldoze (informal) bullyrag, coerce, cow, domineer, hector, intimidate, oppress, overbear, persecute, push around (slang) ride roughshod over, swagger, terrorize, tyrannize
3
adj admirable, excellent, fine, nifty (informal) radical (informal) very good
4
interj bravo, capital, good, grand, great, well done
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