Boss

/bɒs/ · noun

Meaning

One who is in charge or something..

Definitions by Sense

1. One who is in charge or something.
2. (video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
3. (transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
4. (slang, US, Canada, Liverpool) Of excellent quality, first-rate.
5. A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.
6. (archery) A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
7. A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
8. A head or reservoir of water.

Example Sentences

Cuphead built a reputation for difficulty before release, but its boss battles are mostly about recognizing patterns than getting lucky against unfair bosses. Watching players ace their way through the game’s bosses is a spellbinding reminder that even tough games can be defeated easily with hard work.

By YOU last night’s journey was actually bossed / Without you, I’m certain, we’d all have been lost.

His sisters bossed him and spoiled him. All their lives he was to go on being their little brother, who could do no wrong, because he was the baby; [...]

She bossed him, and he's never gotten over it. She still orders him around, and instead of telling her to go soak her head, he just says 'Yes, ma'am' as weak as a newborn jellyfish [...]

For if, on the one hand, I bossed him and showed him what to do and how to do it, [...]

Clarke was undoubtedly made to change things and for spells, the Czechs bossed the game. Scotland's midfield was nullified, Dykes struggled to hold the ball up while, barring a small handful of forays by Robertson, there was a distinct lack of width from the Scots.

That is a boss Zefron poster.

Boy 2: He's the neatest looking guy on TV! Boy 3: I'll say! Boy 1: He sure is! Boy 3: Boy, the way he talks is really boss!

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Word Forms

• bosses
• bossing
• bossed
• bosser
• bossest

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