hector

hector
n
1. bully, bullyboy, bucko, rowdy, ruffian, tough, Inf. tough guy, coercer; intimidator, brow-beater; oppressor, tyrant, terror.
2. braggart, brag, braggadocio, boaster, gascon, fanfaron, Latin, miles gloriosus; blusterer, bluffer, blatherskite, Sl. blowhard, Sl. windbag, Sl. gasbag, Sl. big mouth; roisterer, swaggerer.
v
3. bully, bullyrag, coerce, Inf. bulldoze, steamroller, Sl. strong-arm; threaten, menace; intimidate, cow, browbeat, huff, beat down, U.S. Inf. buffalo.
4. badger, bait, torment, bedevil, plague; terrorize, persecute, molest, torture; harass, harry, beset, beleaguer; hound, dog, nag, pick on, pick at, be or get on [s.o.'s] back, Brit. chevy, Inf. give [s.o.] a hard time, Sl. ride, Sl. put the heat on.
5. brag, boast, trumpet, blow one's own trumpet, toot one's own horn, sing one's own praises; bluster, roister, puff, Sl. blow hard, Sl. blow, Sl. talk big; swagger, crow, gloat, lord it over.

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