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bullies

 
Noun bully has 1 sense
  1. bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo - a cruel and brutal fellow
    --1 is a kind of attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
    --1 has particulars:
     bullyboy; muscleman, muscle; skinhead; tough guy, plug-ugly
    Derived form: verb bully2
Verb bully has 2 senses
  1. strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
    --1 is one way to intimidate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. browbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
    --2 is one way to wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
    Derived form: noun bully1
    Sample sentences:
    They bully him into writing the letter
    They want to bully the prisoners
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