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Definição e significado de bully
Definição
bully (n.)
1.a cruel and brutal fellow
2.someone who plays practical jokes on others
3.a hired thug
4.a cruelly rapacious person
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"
bully (v. trans.)
1.discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
2.be bossy towards"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
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Merriam Webster
BullyBul"ly (bụl"l�), n.; pl. Bullies (bŭl"lĭz). [Cf. LG. bullerjaan, bullerbäk, bullerbrook, a blusterer, D. bulderaar a bluster, bulderen to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or cf. MHG. buole lover, G. buhle.]
1. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous, who threatens, intimidates, or badgers people who are smaller or weaker than he is; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in. Palmerston.
2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] Shak.
BullyBul"ly (bụl"l�), a.
1. Jovial and blustering; dashing. [Slang] “Bless thee, bully doctor.” Shak.
2. Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse. [Slang, U.S.]
BullyBul"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bullied (bụl"lēd); p. pr. & vb. n. Bullying.] To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully{1} toward.
For the last fortnight there have been prodigious shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French, upon hearing the peace was just signing. Tatler.
Syn. -- To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.
BullyBul"ly, v. i. To act as a bully{1}.
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Sinónimos
bully (adj.)
bang-up, corking, cracking, dandy, fine, grand, great, groovy, intimidating, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, out of sight, out of this world, peachy, sensational, slap-up, smashing, swell, tip-top, terrific (informal)
bully (n.)
beast, brute, cut-up, hoaxer, hooligan, practical joker, rough, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, savage, tease, tormentor, tough, tricker, trickster, vulture, wildcat, wolf, yahoo, yob, yobbo, yobo, animal (pejorative), prankster (colloquial)
bully (v.)
browbeat, bulldoze, dominate, domineer, hector, intimidate, push around, tyrannise
bully (v. trans.)
ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm, swagger
Ver também
bully (n.)
↘ bestiality ↗ hoax, play a joke on, play a prank on, pull someone's leg
bully (adj.)
↘ bullyboy ↗ browbeat, dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, intimidate, pall, scare, scare away, scare off
Locuções
⇨ bully beef • bully off • bully pulpit • bully tree
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Dicionario analógico
bully (adj.)
menaçant (fr)[Classe]
bully (n.)
bully (n.)
mocker; scoffer[Classe]
bad hat, mischief-maker, ringleader, troublemaker, trouble maker, troubler, trublion[Hyper.]
beguile into, bilk, bilk out of, cheat, cheat out of, flim-flam, fob, fool, fox, lead up the garden path, outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart, outwit, play a hoax on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, put on the wrong track, rip off, rook, swindle, swindle out of, take, take for a ride, take in, trick, trick into, trick out of - hoax, play a joke on, play a prank on, pull someone's leg - antic, caper, farce, go, joke, prank, put-on, trick[Dérivé]
bully (n.)
propriétaire d'un bien immeuble loué (fr)[Classe]
money-grubber; niggard[Classe]
personne grossière (fr)[Classe]
personne cruelle (fr)[Classe]
financier cupide (fr)[Classe]
bully (v. tr.)
Wikipedia
Bully
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A bully is someone responsible for bullying, a form of aggressive behavior manifested by the use of force or coercion to affect others. Bully may also refer to:
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Media
Film
- Bully (2001 film), a 2001 independent drama film based on actual events
- Bully (2011 film), a 2011 documentary film about bullying in U.S. schools
Music
- "Bully", a song from Judie Tzuke's 1998 album Secret Agent
- "Bully", a song from Gob's 2003 album Foot in Mouth Disease
- "The Bully", a song from Sia's 2004 album Colour the Small One
- "Bully" (song), a single from Shinedown's 2012 album Amaryllis
- "Bully", title song from the album of the same name by Sugarbomb
Other
- The Bully, a 2002 novel in The Bluford Series
- "The Bully", a third season episode of the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants
- Bully (video game), an action-adventure open world video game
People
- Gray Maynard ("The Bully"; born 1979), American amateur wrestler and professional mixed martial artist
- Michael Herbig ("Bully"; born 1968), German film director, actor and author
- Nick Busick ("Big Bully Busick"; born 1854), former police officer turned professional wrestler
Places
- Bully, Rhône, a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France
- Bully-les-Mines, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France
Other
- Bull Terrier (also a "bully"), a breed of dog in the terrier family
- Bully pulpit, a public office or other position of authority of sufficiently high rank that provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter
- Bullyland, a manufacturing company founded in 1974
- Corned beef (also "bully beef"), a type of salt-cured beef product present in many cultures
- Town bully, a stereotypical character
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