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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 noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.

A hired thug.

📑 Synonyms: henchman thug

A sex worker's minder.

📑 Synonyms: pimp Thesaurus:pimp

Bully beef.

(obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow.

The small scrum in the Eton College field game.

Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family (family); (sleeper gobies). [[File:Common bully, Gobiomorphus cotidianus.jpg|thumb|A {{vern|common bully}}, (species)]]

(Northern England) An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade

(dialectal) A companion; mate {{i|male or female}}.

📑 Synonyms: Thesaurus:friend

(obsolete) A darling, sweetheart {{i|male or female}}.

📑 Synonyms: Thesaurus:sweetheart

(field hockey) 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.

📑 Synonyms: bully-off

(mining) A miner's hammer.

To intimidate (someone) as a bully.

📑 Synonyms: Thesaurus:intimidate

To act aggressively towards.

(dated) Very good.

(obsolete) Jovial and blustering.

📑 Synonyms: dashing

{{lb|en|often|followed by (for)}} Well done!

📑 Synonyms: Thesaurus:well done