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Bully vs. Gully — What's the Difference?

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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