bully
A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to…A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
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» Go and beat up that bully.
Иди и наваляй этому хулигану. — odexed
Іди і побий цього хулігана. — Anjy
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13 senses(countable, uncountable)A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
A playground bully pushed a girl off the swing.
I noticed you being a bully towards people with disabilities.
Rabauke, Bully, Tyrann
зади́раzadíra, забия́каzabijáka, громи́лаgromíla
хуліга́нxulihán, забія́каzabijáka
(countable, uncountable)A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.
(countable, uncountable)A hired thug.
головоре́зgolovoréz
a hired thug
(countable, uncountable)A sex worker's minder.
(uncountable)Bully beef.
(countable, uncountable)The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
(countable, uncountable)Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper gobies.
(countable, dialectal, uncountable)A companion; mate (male or female).
(countable, uncountable)A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
(countable, uncountable)A miner's hammer.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A brisk, dashing fellow.
a cruel and brutal fellow
(Ireland, Northern England, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade
Examples
459 sentencesGo and beat up that bully.
Іди і побий цього хулігана. — Anjy
ruИди и наваляй этому хулигану. — odexed
Tom gets bullied all the time.
Тома постійно цькують. — deniko
Tom has been getting bullied at school.
Тома цькують у школі. — deniko
Tom is being bullied by Mary.
Мері цькує Тома. — deniko
ruМэри задирает Тома. — Karok
deTom wird von Maria schikaniert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was bullied by the other boys.
Інші хлопці цькували Тома. — deniko
deTom wurde von den anderen Jungen geärgert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From 1530, as a term of endearment, probably a diminutive ( + -y) of Dutch boel (“lover; bFrom 1530, as a term of endearment, probably a diminutive ( + -y) of Dutch boel (“lover; brother”), from Middle Dutch boel, boele (“brother; lover”), from Old Dutch *buolo, from Proto-Germanic *bōlô (compare Middle Low German bôle (“brother”), Middle High German buole (“brother; close relative; close relation”) (whence German Buhle (“lover”)), Old English Bōla, Bōlla (personal name), diminutive of expressive *bō- (“brother, father”). Compare also Latvian bālinš (“brother”). More at boy.
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Forms
plural: bulliesSynonyms
167 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- bullied at school
- being being bullied
- got bullied at
- got bullied
- was a bully
- being bullied at
- bullied in school
- often got bullied
- was often bullied
- often bullied
- was bullied when
- has been bullying
See also
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