Bully vs. Gully — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bully and Gully
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Bully
A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
He is a ranting, domineering bully
Gully
A gully is a landform created by running water, eroding sharply into soil or other relatively erodable material, typically on a hillside. Gullies resemble large ditches or small valleys, but are metres to tens of metres in depth and width.
Bully
Corned beef.
Gully
A ravine formed by the action of water.
Bully
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.
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Gully
A fielding position on the off side between point and the slips
He was caught in the gully by Jones
Bully
Seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
A local man was bullied into helping them
Her 11- year-old son has been constantly bullied at school
Gully
An alley.
Bully
(in field hockey) start play with a bully.
Gully
(of water) make gullies or deep channels in (land)
He began to pick his way over the gullied landscape
Bully
Very good; excellent
The statue really looked bully
Gully
A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour.
Bully
A person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller, weaker, less popular, or more vulnerable people.
Gully
A channel in the side of a mountain, especially one forming a path for avalanches or rockfall.
Bully
A hired ruffian; a thug.
Gully
A large knife.
Bully
A pimp.
Gully
To wear a deep ditch or channel in.
Bully
(Archaic) A fine person.
Gully
To form a deep ditch or channel.
Bully
(Archaic) A sweetheart.
Gully
A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
Bully
Canned or pickled beef. Also called bully beef.
Gully
A small valley.
Bully
To hurt or intimidate (someone) in the manner of a bully.
Gully
(UK) A drop kerb.
Bully
To make (one's way) aggressively.
Gully
A road drain.
Bully
To behave like a bully.
Gully
(cricket) A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
Bully
To force one's way aggressively or by intimidation
“They bully into line at the gas pump” (Martin Gottfried).
Gully
(UK) A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
Bully
Excellent; splendid
Did a bully job of persuading the members.
Gully
A large knife.
Bully
Used to express approval
Bully for you!.
Gully
(India) an alleyway or side street.
Bully
A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
A playground bully pushed a girl off the swing.
I noticed you being a bully towards people with disabilities.
Gully
(obsolete) To flow noisily..
Bully
A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.
Gully
(transitive) To wear away into a gully or gullies.
Bully
A hired thug.
Gully
A large knife.
Bully
A sex worker’s minder.
Gully
A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry.
Bully
(uncountable) Bully beef.
Gully
A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
Bully
(obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow.
Gully
To wear into a gully or into gullies.
Bully
The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
Gully
To flow noisily.
Bully
Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper gobies. The common bully, Gobiomorphus cotidianus
Gully
Deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
Bully
An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade
Bully
(dialectal) A companion; mate male or female.
Bully
(obsolete) A darling, sweetheart male or female.
Bully
(field hockey) A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
Bully
(mining) A miner's hammer.
Bully
(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
You shouldn't bully people for being weak.
Bully
(transitive) To act aggressively towards.
Bully
Very good.
A bully horse
Bully
Jovial and blustering.
Bully
Well done!
Bully, she's finally asked for that promotion!
Bully
A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous, who threatens, intimidates, or badgers people who are smaller or weaker than he is; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in.
Bully
A brisk, dashing fellow.
Bully
Pickled or canned beef.
Bully
Jovial and blustering; dashing.
Bully
Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse.
Bully
To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully{1} 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.
Bully
To act as a bully{1}.
Bully
Well done! Excellent!
Bully
A cruel and brutal fellow
Bully
Be bossy towards;
Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
Bully
Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
Bully
Very good;
He did a bully job
A neat sports car
Had a great time at the party
You look simply smashing
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