boss around

boss a·round

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [baws, bos uh-round]
- /bɔs, bɒs əˈraʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [baws, bos uh-round]
- /bɔs, bɒs əˈraʊnd/

Definitions of boss around words

transitivephrasal verb boss around order about 1
verb boss around To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior. 0

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Parts of speech for Boss around

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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boss around popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for boss around

verb boss around

browbeat — If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want.
bulldoze — If people bulldoze something such as a building, they knock it down using a bulldozer.
dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
domineer — Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
oppress — to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.

All 8 Synonyms of boss around

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