· 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

Synonym(s): browbeat, swagger

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