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bully

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) bully (noun)
  2. 2) bully (adjective)
  3. 3) bully (verb)
  4. 4) bully (noun)
  5. bully-off (noun)
  6. bully pulpit (noun)
  7. bully tree (noun)
  8. keel-bully (noun)
  9. mastic bully (noun)
  10. penalty bully (noun)
  11. bullet tree (noun)

1bul·ly

noun \ˈbu̇-lē, ˈbə-\
plural bullies

Definition of BULLY

1
archaic a : sweetheart b : a fine chap
2
a : a blustering browbeating person; especially : one habitually cruel to others who are weaker b : pimp
3
: a hired ruffian

Origin of BULLY

probably from Middle Dutch boele lover; akin to Middle Low German bōle lover, Middle High German buole
First Known Use: 1538

Rhymes with BULLY

gully, puli, pulley, woolly

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