Bully
Bully verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.
Help
Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
How words are described
| good | good bully | good help |
| female | female bully | female help |
| actual | actual bully | actual help |
| real | real bully | real help |
| Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, little, new, professional, major, local. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Bittersweet Ending: Frank loses his job on Christmas Eve, but manages to get one over on his deplorable employers and help Bill defeat his bully and said bully's father.
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Deconstructed on an episode of Family Guy: Peter enlists Chris's help in scheming against a bully who had tormented him many years ago; the former bully is now a reasonable adult who doesn't really remember what he used to do as a kid.
Source: Bully Hunter - The whole mess started because he chose to act like a bully and have fun at the expense of others, instead of politely asking for help.
Cite this Source
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