bully¹ /bŭlˈi/

1. A person, often of superior strength or size, who distresses or persecutes others, eg with threats, cruel teasing, etc
2. A blustering, noisy, overbearing fellow
3. A ruffian hired to beat or intimidate anyone (archaic)
4. A man who lives on the earnings of a prostitute (obsolete)
5. A term of genial familiarity, esp to a man (obsolete)

1. Excellent, great (informal)
2. Blustering (archaic)

To bluster

1. To oppress cruelly
2. To threaten in a noisy way
3. To coerce

Good

bullˈyism noun

bully boy noun

A ruffian hired to beat or intimidate someone

bullˈy-boy adjective

Intimidatory

bullˈy-rook noun (obsolete)

1. A hired ruffian
2. A comrade

bully for you, etc (often ironic)

Good for you, etc

bully² /bŭlˈi/ or bully-beef /bŭlˈi-bēf/

Tinned or pickled beef

bully³ /bŭlˈi/

1. A scrimmage in Eton football
2. Formerly in hockey, the opening or restarting move, where one player from each team struck the ground and the opponent's stick alternately three times in quick succession, before attempting to be the first to strike the ball lying between them (also bullˈy-off; also transitive verb and intransitive verb)

bully off (obsolete)

To restart a game of hockey with a bully

bully⁴ /bŭlˈi/

A miner's hammer

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