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Meaning of "bullyrag" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BULLYRAG

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BULLYRAG

bullyrag  [ˈbʊlɪˌræɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BULLYRAG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bullyrag is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bullyrag in English.

WHAT DOES BULLYRAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bullyrag in the English dictionary

The definition of bullyrag in the dictionary is to bully, esp by means of cruel practical jokes Also: ballyrag.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BULLYRAG

PRESENT

Present
I bullyrag
you bullyrag
he/she/it bullyrags
we bullyrag
you bullyrag
they bullyrag
Present continuous
I am bullyragging
you are bullyragging
he/she/it is bullyragging
we are bullyragging
you are bullyragging
they are bullyragging
Present perfect
I have bullyragged
you have bullyragged
he/she/it has bullyragged
we have bullyragged
you have bullyragged
they have bullyragged
Present perfect continuous
I have been bullyragging
you have been bullyragging
he/she/it has been bullyragging
we have been bullyragging
you have been bullyragging
they have been bullyragging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bullyragged
you bullyragged
he/she/it bullyragged
we bullyragged
you bullyragged
they bullyragged
Past continuous
I was bullyragging
you were bullyragging
he/she/it was bullyragging
we were bullyragging
you were bullyragging
they were bullyragging
Past perfect
I had bullyragged
you had bullyragged
he/she/it had bullyragged
we had bullyragged
you had bullyragged
they had bullyragged
Past perfect continuous
I had been bullyragging
you had been bullyragging
he/she/it had been bullyragging
we had been bullyragging
you had been bullyragging
they had been bullyragging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bullyrag
you will bullyrag
he/she/it will bullyrag
we will bullyrag
you will bullyrag
they will bullyrag
Future continuous
I will be bullyragging
you will be bullyragging
he/she/it will be bullyragging
we will be bullyragging
you will be bullyragging
they will be bullyragging
Future perfect
I will have bullyragged
you will have bullyragged
he/she/it will have bullyragged
we will have bullyragged
you will have bullyragged
they will have bullyragged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bullyragging
you will have been bullyragging
he/she/it will have been bullyragging
we will have been bullyragging
you will have been bullyragging
they will have been bullyragging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bullyrag
you would bullyrag
he/she/it would bullyrag
we would bullyrag
you would bullyrag
they would bullyrag
Conditional continuous
I would be bullyragging
you would be bullyragging
he/she/it would be bullyragging
we would be bullyragging
you would be bullyragging
they would be bullyragging
Conditional perfect
I would have bullyrag
you would have bullyrag
he/she/it would have bullyrag
we would have bullyrag
you would have bullyrag
they would have bullyrag
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bullyragging
you would have been bullyragging
he/she/it would have been bullyragging
we would have been bullyragging
you would have been bullyragging
they would have been bullyragging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bullyrag
we let´s bullyrag
you bullyrag
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bullyrag
Past participle
bullyragged
Present Participle
bullyragging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BULLYRAG


ballyrag
ˈbælɪˌræɡ
bodrag
ˈbɒdræɡ
brag
bræɡ
Bragg
bræɡ
crag
kræɡ
defrag
ˈdiːfræɡ
dishrag
ˈdɪʃræɡ
drag
dræɡ
dustrag
ˈdʌstˌræɡ
frag
fræɡ
humblebrag
ˈhʌmbəlˌbræɡ
outbrag
ˌaʊtˈbræɡ
rag
ræɡ
ragg
ræɡ
scrag
skræɡ
sprag
spræɡ
stonerag
ˈstəʊnˌræɡ
strag
stræɡ
toerag
ˈtəʊˌræɡ
washrag
ˈwɒʃˌræɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BULLYRAG

bullshot
bullsnake
bullwaddie
bullwaddy
bullweed
bullwhack
bullwhip
bullwhipped
bullwhipping
bully
bully beef
bully for you
bully-off
bullyboy
bullycide
bullying
bullying tactics
bullyism
bullyragged
bullyragging

WORDS THAT END LIKE BULLYRAG

fiscal drag
form drag
induced drag
lose one´s rag
main drag
nose rag
parasite drag
pressure drag
profile drag
red rag
snot rag
surface friction drag
tack rag
trailing vortex drag
updrag
vortex drag
wallydrag

Synonyms and antonyms of bullyrag in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bullyrag» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BULLYRAG

Find out the translation of bullyrag to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bullyrag from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bullyrag» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bullyrag
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bullyrag
570 millions of speakers

English

bullyrag
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bullyrag
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bullyrag
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bullyrag
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bullyrag
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভয় দেখান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bullyrag
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bullyrag
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bullyrag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bullyrag
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bullyrag
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bullyrag
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bullyrag
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெட்ட வார்த்தைகள் பேசி கேலி செய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोठया धमकी देणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eşek şakası yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bullyrag
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bullyrag
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bullyrag
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bullyrag
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bullyrag
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bang maak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bullyrag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bullyrag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bullyrag

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BULLYRAG»

The term «bullyrag» is used very little and occupies the 169.196 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BULLYRAG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bullyrag» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bullyrag» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bullyrag

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BULLYRAG»

Discover the use of bullyrag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bullyrag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blackwood's Magazine
SIMPLE, and how the equity was altogether on Swindler's side; how in the Bail Court old Williams went wrong, though every clerk could have set him right ; how Coleridge snubbed an attorney at Chambers; how old Sergeant Bullyrag made ...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Simple, and how the equity was altogether on Swindler's side ; how in the Bail Court old Williams went wrong, though every clerk could have set him right ; how Coleridge snubbed an attomey at Chambers ; how old Sergeant Bullyrag made ...
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The world of London
Simple, and how the equity was altogether on Swindler's side; how in the Bail Court Williams went wrong, though every clerk could have set him right ; how Coleridge snubbed an attorney at Chambers ; how old Sergeant Bullyrag made ...
John Fisher Murray, 1843
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... bluster, ||bounce, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, cow, dragoon, hector rel menace, threaten; harass, harry 2 syn PUSH 2, elbow, hustle, jostle, press, ||shog, shoulder, shove bulldozer n syn BULLY 1, browbeater, harasser, harrier, hector,  ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
... were kind enough to bowdlerize it for him.” —Mark Hemingway, American writer for The Washington Examiner. Bullyrag. (1) dominate; force into agreement or compliance; intimidate Word Used in Sentence(s) (1) It was the kind ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
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Life at the Zoo: Behind the Scenes with the Animal Doctors
This book abounds with insights on wildlife (foulmouthed parrots, gum-chewing chimps, stinky flamingoes), human behavior (the fierce competition for zookeeper jobs, the well-worn shtick of tour guides), and the casualties—both animal and ...
Phillip T. Robinson, 2013
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Lacy's acting edition of plays, dramas, farces and ...
I shall have no objection to you as a junior, but I must have Serjeant Bullyrag with you — don't you think Bullyrag is the man for me? Court. A great talent certainly; but violent! Powerful in invective, but tpattery, if I may use the expression, — he ...
8
A glossary of provincial words used in Herefordshire and ...
To ballerag " has the same meaning in the West Riding of Yorkshire ; " to bullyrag " in Norfolk ; " to ballirag " in Devonshire and Somersetshire : Willan, Forby, Palmer, and Jennings, in vv. " To rag " is used in the North in the same sense : Grose ...
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 1839
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Plays by Henry Arthur Jones
BINKS and BROWNSON read it furtively, PARKYN sees them and clerk of this parish : in addition to administrative duties, the parish clerk assisted the clergyman at services. bullyrag: harangue, domineer. snatches paper away. Coughs ...
Henry Arthur Jones, Russell Jackson, 1982
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A glossary of provincial words used in Herefordshire, and ...
To ballerag " has the same meaning in the West Riding of Yorkshire ; " to bullyrag " in Norfolk ; " to ballirag '' in Devonshire and Somersetshire : Willan, Forby, Palmer, and Jennings, in w. " To rag " is used in the North in the same sense : Grose ...
sir George Cornewall Lewis (2nd bart.), 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BULLYRAG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bullyrag is used in the context of the following news items.
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First in War, Third in the AAFC: The Story of Pro Football's Yankees …
"He stood there, alarm registering on his face while several fierce 250-pounders bore down on him, wondering whether to bullyrag the officials ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
2
Middle East 'festering'
Defiant bullyrag settlement expansion is at an all-time high, as there are now 350,000 semi-illegal settlers in the West Bank. The rejection of the ... «The Nation, Mar 15»
3
Five Good Reasons Not to Vote
But don't try to bullyrag your apathetic, ignorant friends into doing the same. And if you're one of those apathetic friends, feel free to sit back, ... «Bloomberg View, Nov 14»
4
Law and Order in 1990's Manhattan: Dreaded Jury Duty
It involves real responsibility, helping to herd the jurors and organize their testimony and bullyrag the tough ones into an agreement. «International Policy Digest, Jul 14»
5
FDR's Four Freedoms Were Meant For the Entire World, It Turns Out
"Bullyrag" -- that almost sounds like Teddy Roosevelt speaking. The author, feeling free on a sunny spring day. posted 13 April 2014 - 9:07pm | by Mr. Holznagel. «Who2, Apr 14»
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Everything I Know About America I Learned from Stephen King
... looked and acted like the kind of man who would ride his help and bullyrag them around but lick up to his superiors like an egg-suck dog. «The Millions, Aug 13»
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The oddest English spellings, part 20: The letter “y”
Likewise, bullyrag is not bullirag. Dries “drought” is wrong. Wyverns have no wives. Why don't they? A few words have y in the middle for all ... «OUPblog, May 13»
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Monthly etymology gleanings for November 2012
Those are odd words: lollygag, bullyrag, scalawag…. Theodore Roosevelt's bully pulpit. We have fallen prey to the ambiguity of the word bully. «OUPblog, Nov 12»
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Shakespearean passions around 'bullyragging'
After writing a post on bully, I decided to turn my attention to bullyrag, noun and verb, both branded as obscure. The verb has been attested in ... «OUPblog, Nov 12»
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Until the Bitter End: Robert Guerrero-Michael Katsidis Preview
If Katsidis, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, can burrow in close and bullyrag Guerrero against the ropes, he might be able to wear ... «The Cruelest Sport, Apr 11»

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