nnoun.persona cruel and brutal fellowSynset:hooligan roughneck rowdy ruffian tough yob yobbo yobo
Derivationally Related Form:ruffianlybully
Hypernyms:aggressor assailant assaulter attacker
Inherited Hypernyms:bullyattackerwrongdoerbad personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:bullyattackerwrongdoerbad personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bullyboymusclemusclemanplug-uglyskinskinheadtough guy
Full Hyponyms:bullyboymusclemanskinheadtedtough guy
nnoun.persona hired thugHypernyms:goon hood hoodlum punk strong-armer thug tough toughie
Inherited Hypernyms:bullyhoodcriminalprincipalwrongdoerbad personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:bullyhoodcriminalprincipalwrongdoerbad personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.emotionbe bossy towardsSynset:ballyrag boss around browbeat bullyrag hector push around strong-arm
Examples:- Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
Hypernyms:intimidate
Inherited Hypernyms:strong-armintimidatefrightenstimulatearousemake
Direct Hyponyms:domineertyrannisetyrannize
Full Troponyms:tyrannize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: strong-arm)
vverb.communicationdiscourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidateSynset:browbeat swagger
Derivationally Related Form:bully
Hypernyms:blarney cajole coax inveigle palaver sweet-talk wheedle
Inherited Hypernyms:browbeatwheedlepersuadeinduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody into V-ing something | They --- him into writing the letter (apply to: browbeat, bully) | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: bully)
adj satadj.allvery goodDomain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:bang-up corking cracking dandy great groovy keen neat nifty not bad old peachy slap-up smashing swell
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:bad
Inherited Hypernyms:bang-up
Similar to:good