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bullying
We have found lemma(root) word of bullying : bully.
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[ˈbʊli], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
(e.g: he is a ranting, domineering bully)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: probably from Middle Dutch boele ‘lover’. Original use was as a term of endearment applied to either sex; it later became a familiar form of address to a male friend. The current sense dates from the late 17th century
[ˈbʊli], (Verb)
Definitions:
- seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
(e.g: her 11- year-old son has been constantly bullied at school)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: probably from Middle Dutch boele ‘lover’. Original use was as a term of endearment applied to either sex; it later became a familiar form of address to a male friend. The current sense dates from the late 17th century
[ˈbʊli], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- very good; excellent
(e.g: the statue really looked bully)
Phrases:
- bully for — !
Origin
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late 16th century (originally used of a person, meaning ‘admirable, gallant, jolly’): from bully. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century
[ˈbʊli], (Noun)
Definitions:
- corned beef
(e.g: sometimes we only had one tin of bully beef for three of us)
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Origin
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mid 18th century: alteration of bouilli
[ˈbʊli], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an act of starting play in field hockey, in which two opponents strike each other's sticks three times and then go for the ball
(e.g: the physically stronger side force the pace from the bully off)
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Origin
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late 19th century (originally denoting a scrum in Eton football): of unknown origin
[ˈbʊli], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (in field hockey) start play with a bully
(e.g: the match bullies off at 3 p.m.)
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Origin
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late 19th century (originally denoting a scrum in Eton football): of unknown origin
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