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HECTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they hector ... he / she / it hectors
Past simple: hectored
Past participle: hectored
-ing form: hectoring
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:
Hypernyms (to "hector" is one way to...):
intimidate (make timid or fearful)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hector"):
domineer; tyrannise; tyrannize (rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
