(bullies, ~ing, bullied)
1.
A ~ is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
I fell victim to the office ~...
N-COUNT
2.
If someone bullies you, they use their strength or power to hurt or frighten you.
I wasn’t going to let him ~ me...
VERB: V n
~ing
...schoolchildren who were victims of ~ing.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
If someone bullies you into something, they make you do it by using force or threats.
We think an attempt to ~ them into submission would be counterproductive...
She used to ~ me into doing my schoolwork...
The government says it will not be bullied by the press.
VERB: V n into n/-ing, V n into n/-ing, be V-ed, also V n