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bossed about

bossed about is the simple past and past participle of boss about.

Meaning of boss about

Verb

boss about (third-person singular simple present bosses about, present participle bossing about, simple past and past participle bossed about)

  1. (informal, transitive) To act in a bossy manner toward (another person), ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
    Synonyms:
    boss around

Questions about bossed about

What is bossed about the simple past and past participle of?
Bossed about is the simple past and past participle of boss about.

Words near bossed about in the dictionary

  1. bossas
  2. Bosschieter
  3. bossdom
  4. Bosse
  5. bossed
  6. bossed about
  7. bossed around
  8. bossed up
  9. bosselated
  10. bosselation
  11. bosselations

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