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bully

/bulli/

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verb
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
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browbeat swagger

type of:
wheedle blarney inveigle palaver sweet-talk cajole coax
noun
a cruel and brutal fellow
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hooligan roughneck rowdy ruffian tough yob yobbo yobo

type of:
assaulter attacker aggressor assailant
adjective
very good
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"he did a bully job"

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bang-up corking cracking dandy great groovy keen neat nifty not bad old peachy slap-up smashing swell good
verb
be bossy towards
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ballyrag boss around browbeat bullyrag hector push around strong-arm

type of:
intimidate
noun
a hired thug
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type of:
thug goon hood hoodlum punk strong-armer tough toughie

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