| Definitions of 'Boss' |
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1. (noun) foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss
a person who exercises control over workers
"if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
2. (noun) boss, hirer
a person responsible for hiring workers
"the boss hired three more men for the new job"
3. (noun) boss
a person who exercises control and makes decisions
"he is his own boss now"
4. (noun) party boss, political boss, boss
a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
"party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
5. (adj) knob, boss
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
6. (verb) boss, brag
exceptionally good
"a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"
7. (verb) emboss, boss, stamp
raise in a relief
"embossed stationery"
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| Definitions of 'Boss' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Boss
any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood
2. (noun) Boss
a protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus
3. (noun) Boss
a projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations
4. (noun) Boss
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
5. (noun) Boss
the enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another
6. (noun) Boss
a swage or die used for shaping metals
7. (noun) Boss
a head or reservoir of water
8. (noun) Boss
a master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator
9. (verb) Boss
to ornament with bosses; to stud
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