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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a cruel and brutal fellow;
[syn: bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo]

2. a hired thug;


VERB (2)

1. be bossy towards;
- Example: "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]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. very good;
- Example: "he did a bully job"
- Example: "a neat sports car"
- Example: "had a great time at the party"
- Example: "you look simply smashing"
[syn: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

bully \bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), interj. Well done! Excellent! [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), n., Bully beef \Bul"ly beef`\ (b[.u]l"l[y^] b[=e]f`). [F. bouilli boiled meat, fr. bouillir to boil. See Boil, v. The word bouilli was formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef.] Pickled or canned beef. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), a. 1. Jovial and blustering; dashing. [Slang] "Bless thee, bully doctor." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bully \Bul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bullied (b[.u]l"l[=e]d); 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), n.; pl. Bullies (b[u^]l"l[i^]z). [Cf. LG. bullerjaan, bullerb[aum]k, 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. [1913 Webster] Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in. --Palmerston. [1913 Webster] 2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Bully
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bully \Bul"ly\, v. i. To act as a bully[1]. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]