Hector

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A bully.
  • v. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
  • verb-intransitive. To behave like a bully; swagger.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow.
  • v. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
  • v. To behave like a bully; swagger.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
  • v. To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying.
  • verb-intransitive. To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow.
  • n. One who teases or vexes.
  • To treat with insolence; threaten; bully.
  • To find fault with; fret at; chide; scold.
  • Synonyms To fret, worry, annoy, beset, provoke, irritate.
  • To play the bully; bluster; be turbulent or insolent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
  • v. be bossy towards
  • Verb Form
    hectored    hectoring    hectors   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Form
    hectored    hectoring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bully    threaten    tease    taunt    bluster    bulla   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Rector    Schechter    collector    connecter    connector    defector    detector    director    erector    injector   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    revile    genet    rodomontade    grouchy    corbel    importune    wheele    ascendeth    braggadocio    exult