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boss 1
(bôs, bŏs)n.
1.
a. An employer or supervisor.
b. One who makes decisions or exercises authority.
2. A professional politician who controls a party or a political machine.
tr.v. bossed, boss·ing, boss·es
To give orders to, especially in an arrogant or domineering manner: bossing us around.
adj. Slang
First-rate; topnotch.
[Dutch baas, master (from earlier, uncle); akin to Old High German basa, aunt.]
boss 2
(bôs, bŏs)n.
1. A circular protuberance or knoblike swelling, as on the horns of certain animals.
2. A raised area used as ornamentation.
3. Architecture A raised ornament, such as one at the intersection of the ribs in a vaulted roof.
4.
a. An enlarged part of a shaft to which another shaft is coupled or to which a wheel or gear is keyed.
b. A hub, especially of a propeller.
tr.v. bossed, boss·ing, boss·es
To emboss.
[Middle English boce, from Old French.]
boss 3
(bôs, bŏs)n.
A cow or calf.
[Akin to English dialectal (southwest England) buss, boss, young calf and probably also to busk, calf remaining unweaned for too long, of unknown origin.]
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boss
(bɒs)n
1. a person in charge of or employing others
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly US a professional politician who controls a party machine or political organization, often using devious or illegal methods
vb
3. to employ, supervise, or be in charge of
4. (usually foll by: around or about) to be domineering or overbearing towards (others)
adj
slang excellent; fine: a boss hand at carpentry; that's boss!.
[C19: from Dutch baas master; probably related to Old High German basa aunt, Frisian baes master]
boss
(bɒs)n
1. a knob, stud, or other circular rounded protuberance, esp an ornamental one on a vault, a ceiling, or a shield
2. (Biology) biology any of various protuberances or swellings in plants and animals
3. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. an area of increased thickness, usually cylindrical, that strengthens or provides room for a locating device on a shaft, hub of a wheel, etc
b. a similar projection around a hole in a casting or fabricated component
4. (Geological Science) an exposed rounded mass of igneous or metamorphic rock, esp the uppermost part of an underlying batholith
vb (tr)
to ornament with bosses; emboss
[C13: from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia (unattested); related to Italian bozza metal knob, swelling]
boss
(bɒs) orbossy
n, pl bosses or bossies
(Agriculture) a calf or cow
[C19: from dialect buss calf, perhaps ultimately from Latin bōs cow, ox]
BOSS
(bɒs)(formerly) n acronym for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Bureau of State Security; a branch of the South African security police
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boss1
(bɔs, bɒs)n.
1. a person who employs or superintends workers; foreperson or manager.
2. a politician who controls the party organization.
3. a person who makes decisions, exercises authority, etc.
v.t. 4. to be master of or over; direct; control.
5. to order about, esp. in an arrogant manner.
v.i. 6. to be boss.
7. to be too domineering and authoritative.
adj. 8. chief; master.
9. Slang. first-rate.
[1640–50, Amer.; < Dutch baas master, foreman]
boss2
(bɔs, bɒs)n.
1. a knoblike mass on the body or on some organ of an animal or plant.
2. an ornamental protuberance of metal, ivory, etc.; stud.
3. an ornamental, knoblike architectural projection.
v.t. 4. to ornament with bosses.
[1250–1300; Middle English boce < Anglo-French: lump, growth, boil; Old French < Vulgar Latin *bottia]
boss3
(bɒs, bɔs)n.
a familiar name for a calf or cow.
[1790–1800, Amer.; compare dial. (SW England) borse, boss, buss six-month-old calf]
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boss
Past participle: bossed
Gerund: bossing
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boss
A small mass of intrusive igneous rock with a circular surface.
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| Noun | 1. |  boss - a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"baas - South African term for `boss' ganger - the foreman of a work gang assistant foreman, straw boss - a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of |
| 2. | boss - a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" employer - a person or firm that employs workers guvnor - (British slang) boss old man - (slang) boss | |
| 3. | boss - a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now" leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others drug baron, drug lord - a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs | |
| 4. |  boss - a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" | |
| 5. |  boss - a circular rounded projection or protuberanceknobble - a small knob nailhead - flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point projection - any structure that branches out from a central support | |
| Verb | 1. | boss - raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" block - stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover" |
| Adj. | 1. | boss - exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
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boss
noun
1. manager, head, leader, director, chief, executive, owner, master, governor (informal), employer, administrator, supervisor, superintendent, gaffer (informal, chiefly Brit.), foreman, overseer, kingpin, big cheese (slang, old-fashioned), baas (S. African), numero uno (informal), Mister Big (slang, chiefly U.S.) He cannot stand his boss.
boss someone around (Informal) order around, dominate, bully, intimidate, oppress, dictate to, terrorize, put upon, push around (slang), browbeat, ride roughshod over, lord it over, tyrannize, rule with an iron hand He started bossing people around and I didn't like it.
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boss
noun1. Someone who directs and supervises workers:
director, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head, manager, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress.
Informal: straw boss.
Slang: chief.
2. One who is highest in rank or authority:
Slang: honcho.
Idiom: cock of the walk.
1. To direct and watch over the work and performance of others:
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Translations
رِئيس دَيْرزَعيميَتَرَأَّس، يَصْدِرُ الأوامر
šéfporučetřídit
chefjage rundt medkoste rundt medboss
mastro
مدیرکارفرما
pomo
šef
tulaj
skipa fyrirverkstjóri, yfirmaîur
ボス
우두머리
komanduotimėgstantis nurodinėtinurodinėtišeimininkasvadovas
bossizrīkotkomandētmeistarssaimnieks
şef
komandiratišefukazovati
chefförmanbossbossa
เจ้านาย
patronâmiremirler yağdırmak
ông chủ
boss
1 [bɒs]A. N (gen) → jefe/a m/f; (= owner, employer) → patrón/ona m/f; (= manager) → gerente mf; (= foreman) → capataz m; [of gang] → cerebro m (US) (Pol) → cacique m
I like to be my own boss → quiero mandar en mis asuntos, quiero controlar mis propias cosas
I'm the boss here → aquí mando yo
OK, you're the boss → vale, tú mandas
I like to be my own boss → quiero mandar en mis asuntos, quiero controlar mis propias cosas
I'm the boss here → aquí mando yo
OK, you're the boss → vale, tú mandas
C. ADJ (US) → chulo
boss
2 [bɒs] N (= bulge) → protuberancia f; (= stud) → clavo m, tachón m; [of shield] → ombligo m (Archit) → llave f de bóvedaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
boss
[ˈbɒs]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
boss
1n → Chef m, → Boss m (inf); industrial/union bosses → Industrie-/Gewerkschaftsbosse pl (inf); his wife is the boss → seine Frau hat das Sagen, bei ihm zu Hause bestimmt die Frau; OK, you’re the boss → in Ordnung, du hast zu bestimmen
boss
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
boss
[bɒs]1. n (employer, owner) → capo, padrone m, principale m; (manager, of organization) → capo; (of criminal organization) → boss m inv
2. vt (also boss about or around) (pej) → comandare a bacchetta
stop bossing everyone about! → smettila di dare ordini a tutti!
stop bossing everyone about! → smettila di dare ordini a tutti!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
boss
(bos) noun the master or manager. the boss of the factory.
verb (usually with about/around) to order. Stop bossing everyone about!
ˈbossy adjective liking to order others about.
ˈbossily adverbˈbossiness noun
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boss
→ زَعيم šéf chef Boss αφεντικό jefe pomo patron šef capo ボス 우두머리 baas sjef szef chefe руководитель chef เจ้านาย patron ông chủ 上司Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
boss
n jefe -fa mf, patrón -trona mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.