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BOSS AROUND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be bossy towards

Example:

Her big brother always bullied her when she was young

Synonyms:

ballyrag; boss around; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; hector; push around; strong-arm

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "boss around" is one way to...):

intimidate (make timid or fearful)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "boss around"):

domineer; tyrannise; tyrannize (rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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