Bully | Mean of bully in English Dictionary

/ˈbʊli/

• Noun
• someone who frightens, hurts, or threatens smaller or weaker people
1. Bullies would often pick on him or beat him up after school.
2. My sister was the school/class/neighborhood bully.
• Verb
• to frighten, hurt, or threaten (a smaller or weaker person)
1. A group of girls were bullying [=picking on] her at the playground.
2. He bullied his younger brothers.
• to cause (someone) to do something by making threats or insults or by using force
1. His boss bullied him into working overtime.
2. The kids were often bullied [=forced] into giving up their lunch money.