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Bully vs. Molest — What's the Difference?

Bully vs. Molest — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Bully and Molest

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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

Molest

To disturb, interfere with, or annoy
"Adams warned them not to molest American ships engaged in lawful commerce" (Walter McDougall).

Bully

Corned beef.

Molest

To subject (a child) to sexual contact.

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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Molest

To subject (an adult) to unwanted sexual contact.

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

Molest

To annoy intentionally.

Bully

(in field hockey) start play with a bully.

Molest

To disturb or tamper with.

Bully

Very good; excellent
The statue really looked bully

Molest

To sexually assault or sexually harass.

Bully

A person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller, weaker, less popular, or more vulnerable people.

Molest

To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.
They have molested the church with needless opposition.

Bully

A hired ruffian; a thug.

Molest

Molestation.

Bully

A pimp.

Molest

Harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

Bully

(Archaic) A fine person.

Molest

Annoy continually or chronically;
He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
This man harasses his female co-workers

Bully

(Archaic) A sweetheart.

Bully

Canned or pickled beef. Also called bully beef.

Bully

To hurt or intimidate (someone) in the manner of a bully.

Bully

To make (one's way) aggressively.

Bully

To behave like a bully.

Bully

To force one's way aggressively or by intimidation
“They bully into line at the gas pump” (Martin Gottfried).

Bully

Excellent; splendid
Did a bully job of persuading the members.

Bully

Used to express approval
Bully for you!.

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.

Bully

A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.

Bully

A hired thug.

Bully

A sex worker’s minder.

Bully

(uncountable) Bully beef.

Bully

(obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow.

Bully

The small scrum in the Eton College field game.

Bully

Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper gobies. The common bully, Gobiomorphus cotidianus

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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