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BULLYRAG (bullyragged, bullyragging)

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Irregular inflected forms: bullyragged  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, bullyragging  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bullyrag mean? 

BULLYRAG (verb)
  The verb BULLYRAG has 1 sense:

1. be bossy towardsplay

  Familiarity information: BULLYRAG used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BULLYRAG (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Be bossy towards

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

ballyrag; boss around; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; hector; push around; strong-arm

Context example:

Her big brother always bullied her when she was young

Hypernyms (to "bullyrag" is one way to...):

intimidate (make timid or fearful)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bullyrag"):

domineer; tyrannise; tyrannize (rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody


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