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Meaning of bully

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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


Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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