bully

Universal Words noun, verb, exclamation noun (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! verb (bullies, bullying, bullied, bullied) [VN] ~ sb (into sth / into doing sth) to frighten or hurt a weaker person; to use your strength or power to make sb do sth: My son is being bullied at school. * I won't be bullied into signing anything. bullying noun [U]: Bullying is a problem in many schools. * He refused to give in to bullying and threats. * bullying behaviour / tactics exclamation IDIOMS bully for you, etc. (spoken) used to show that you do not think that what sb has said or done is very impressive: He's got a job in New York? Well, bully for him!