bully
bully
noun
/ˈbʊli/
(plural bullies)
​a person who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt weaker people
the school bully
Leave him alone, you big bully!
school/playground bullies
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Collocations
adjective
big
class
playground
bully + verb
pick on somebody
beat somebody up
bully
verb (bullies, bullied, bullied, bullying
/ˈbʊli/
​to frighten or hurt a weaker person; to use your strength or power to make somebody do something
bully somebody
My son is being bullied at school.
bully somebody into something/into doing something
I won't be bullied into signing anything.
e.g.
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Word Origin
mid 16th cent.: probably from Middle Dutch boele ‘lover’. Original use was as a term of endearment applied to either sex; it later became a familiar form of address to a male friend. The current sense dates from the late 17th cent.