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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War;


VERB (1)

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hector \Hec"tor\, n. [From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of Priam.] A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hector \Hec"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hectored; p. pr. & vb. n. Hectoring.] To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hector \Hec"tor\, v. i. To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hector n 1: (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War 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]