1. [n]  a cruel and brutal fellow
2. [adj]  (informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
3. [v]  discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
4. [v]  be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"

Bully
In a middle-class Florida community a group of teens turned on one of their members who tormented and dominated them psychologically and physically. Bobby Kent may have been a bad seed, but did he deserve to die?

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1. \Bul"ly\, n.; pl. {Bullies}. [Cf. LG. bullerjaan,
   bullerb["a]k, bullerbrook, a blusterer, D. bulderaar a
   bluster, bulderen to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or
   cf. MHG. buole lover, G. buhle.]
   1. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous;
      one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent,
      tyrannical fellow.
            Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in.
                                                  --Palmerston.
   2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] --Shak.
   

2. \Bul"ly\, a.
   1. Jovial and blustering; dashing. [Slang] ``Bless thee,
      bully doctor.'' --Shak.
   2. Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse. [Slang, U.S.]
   

3. \Bul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bullied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Bullying}.]
   To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering
   demeanor; to act the part of a bully toward.
         For the last fortnight there have been prodigious
         shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French,
         upon hearing the peace was just signing. --Tatler.
   Syn: To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.
   

4. \Bul"ly\, v. i.
   To act as a bully.
   

5. \Bul"ly\, n., Bully beef \Bul"ly beef`\ [F. bouilli boiled
   meat, fr. bouillir to boil. See {Boil}, v. The word bouilli
   was formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef.]
   Pickled or canned beef.