1. (noun) bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
a cruel and brutal fellow
2. (adj) bully
a hired thug
3. (verb) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
very good
"he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
4. (verb) strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
be bossy towards
"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
5. (verb) browbeat, bully, swagger
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
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