· a cruel and brutal fellow
Synonym(s): tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
Hypernym(s): attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
· a hired thug
Hypernym(s): hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer
· be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
Synonym(s): strong-arm, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss_around, hector, push_around
Hypernym(s): intimidate
· discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
Hypernym(s): wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
· very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"; "we had a grand old time"
Synonym(s): bang-up, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old