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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • slang Liverpudlian Of excellent quality, first-rate.

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Noun:

  • A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
  • A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
  • A person in charge of a business or company.
  • A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
  • architecture A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
  • A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
  • mechanics A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
  • geology A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a strata of different rock.
  • informal A term of address to a man.
  • obsolete A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
  • The head of a political party in a given region or district.
  • video game A final enemy in a video game or in a level/major area/dungeon that is particularly challenging and usually must be beaten in order to progress in or to complete the game.

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Verb:

  • transitive To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
  • transitive To exercise authoritative control over; to lord over; to boss around; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.

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