01 n. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
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A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
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3 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Hector
02 v. t. To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying.
imp. & p. p.
Hectored; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hectoring
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To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying.
03 v. i. To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.
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To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.