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Definition of boss verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

boss

verb

NAmE//bɔs//

boss somebody (around)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they boss

he / she / it bosses

past simple bossed

-ing form bossing

to tell someone what to do in an aggressive and/or annoying way I'm sick of you bossing me around!

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