"bully" in the noun sense
1. bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
a cruel and brutal fellow
2. bully
a hired thug
"bully" in the verb sense
1. strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
be bossy towards
"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
2. browbeat, bully, swagger
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner intimidate
"bully" in the adjective sense
1. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old
very good
"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"
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