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Bully vs Imitate - What's the difference?

bully | imitate |

As verbs the difference between bully and imitate

is that bully is to intimidate (someone) as a bully while imitate is to follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

As a noun bully

is a person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power.

As an adjective bully

is very good; excellent.

As an interjection bully

is well done.

bully

English

(wikipedia bully)

Noun

  • A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power.
  • A playground bully pushed a girl off the swing.
    I noticed you being a bully towards people with disabilities.
  • A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
  • * Palmerston
  • Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in.
  • A hired thug.
  • A prostitute’s minder; a pimp.
  • (uncountable) Bully beef.
  • (obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow.
  • "Bully Bottom" from A Midsummer Night's Dream, III, i, 6.
  • The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
  • A small freshwater fish.
  • Synonyms

    * (hired thug) henchman, thug * (pimp) pimp, ponce

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
  • You shouldn't bully people for being gay.
  • To act aggressively towards.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
  • , date=January 15 , author=Sam Sheringham , title=Chelsea 2 -03 Blackburn Rovers , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The Potters know their strengths and played to them perfectly here, out-muscling Bolton in midfield and bullying the visitors' back-line at every opportunity. }}

    Synonyms

    * (intimidate) browbeat, hector, intimidate, ride roughshod over * (act aggressively toward) push around, ride roughshod over

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (US, slang) Very good; excellent.
  • a bully horse
  • (slang) Jovial and blustering; dashing.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Bless thee, bully doctor.

    Synonyms

    * (excellent) excellent, marvellous/marvelous, splendid, super, superb, top-notch

    Derived terms

    * bully boy * bully pulpit

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (often, followed by for) Well done!
  • She's finally leaving her abusive husband — bully for her!

    Synonyms

    * bravo, well done, see also .

    imitate

    English

    Verb

    (imitat)
  • To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
  • * 1870 , Shirley Hibberd, Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste (page 170)
  • Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music.
  • To copy.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * create