bully

English Thesaurus

1. a cruel and brutal fellow (noun.person)

hypernym	:	aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker,
definition	:	someone who attacks (noun.person)

hyponym	:	bullyboy,
definition	:	a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction (noun.person)

hyponym	:	muscle, muscleman,
definition	:	a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard (noun.person)

hyponym	:	skinhead,
definition	:	a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations (noun.person)

hyponym	:	plug-ugly, tough guy,
definition	:	someone who bullies weaker people (noun.person)

2. a hired thug (noun.person)

hypernym	:	goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie,
definition	:	an aggressive and violent young criminal (noun.person)

3. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle,
definition	:	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering (verb.communication)

4. be bossy towards (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	intimidate,
definition	:	make timid or fearful (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	domineer, tyrannise, tyrannize,
definition	:	rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner (verb.emotion)

5. very good (adj.all)

similar	:	good,
definition	:	having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified (adj.all)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

6. a cruel and brutal fellow (noun.person)

derivation	:	browbeat, bully, swagger,
definition	:	discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate (verb.communication)

derivation	:	ruffianly, tough,
definition	:	violent and lawless (adj.all)

7. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo,
definition	:	a cruel and brutal fellow (noun.person)

8. a cruel and brutal fellow (noun.person)

derivation	:	browbeat, bully, swagger,
definition	:	discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate (verb.communication)

derivation	:	ruffianly, tough,
definition	:	violent and lawless (adj.all)

9. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo,
definition	:	a cruel and brutal fellow (noun.person)