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1. Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
   - blustery

1. The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
   - intimidation

1. Be bossy towards
   "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young";
   - strong-arm, browbeat, bullyrag [N. Amer, informal], ballyrag [N. Amer, informal], boss around [informal], hector, push around [informal], boss, push about [informal]
    
2. Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
   - browbeat, swagger

Derived forms: bullyings

See also: domineering

Type of: aggression, blarney, cajole, coax, intimidate, inveigle, palaver [informal, rare], sweet-talk [informal], wheedle

Encyclopedia: Bullying