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bossed around

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

Meaning of boss around

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
    • Phoenix: Being bossed around by a woman... I know how you feel.2007 March 16, Capcom Production Studio 4, quoting Phoenix, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All, Europe: Capcom, →OCLC, Nintendo DS, scene: Part 3: Investigation, Plaza, level/area...
    Synonyms:
    boss about

Questions about bossed around

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

Words near bossed around in the dictionary

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

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