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41boss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knob, stud; manager, supervisor. See convexity, authority. v. oversee, direct; bully, domineer. See authority, fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. supervisor, manager, person in charge; see administrator ,… …
42muscle — /ˈmʌsəl / (say musuhl) noun 1. a discrete bundle or sheet of contractile fibres having the function of producing movement in the animal body. 2. the tissue of such an organ. 3. muscular strength; brawn. 4. political or financial strength,… …
43roister — v 1. bluster, puff, harangue, Sl. blow or blow hard, Sl. talk big; strut, swagger, parade, flaunt, show off, Literary. plume oneself; throw one s weight around, lord it over [s.o.] , be overbearing, give [s.o.] a hard time, bully, badger. 2.… …
44bluster — 1. verb 1) he started blustering about the general election Syn: rant, rave, thunder, bellow, sound off; be overbearing; informal throw one s weight around/about 2) storms bluster in from the sea Syn: blast, gust, storm, roar …
45bluster — v 1. spout, blast, roar, trumpet; gasp, wheeze, huff, puff, pant. 2. swagger, strut, roister, harangue, Sl. blow hard, Sl. blow, Sl. talk big; throw one s weight around, be overbearing, lord it over, give [s.o.] a hard time, bully, badger. n 3.… …
46lobby — n 1. corridor, passage, passageway, hall, hallway, entrance, entranceway, entry, entree, entry way, entrance hall, foyer; vestibule, antechamber, anteroom, waiting room, reception room. 2. pressure group, interest group, lobbyists, solicitors,… …
47wangle — v Informal. arrange, fix, machinate, manage, Inf. finagle, work, maneuver, bring off, Sl. pull off, U.S. Inf. swing; manipulate, pull strings or wires, influence, throw one s weight around; weasel [s.t.] out of [s.o.] get [s.t.] out of [s.o.] …
48lord it over someone — ORDER ABOUT/AROUND, dictate to, ride roughshod over, pull rank on, tyrannize, have under one s thumb; be overbearing, put on airs, swagger; informal boss about/around, walk all over, push around, throw one s weight about/around. → lord * * * lord …
49lay down the law — ORDER SOMEONE ABOUT/AROUND, tell someone what to do, ride roughshod over someone; informal boss someone about/around, throw one s weight about/around, push someone about/around. → lay * * * lay down the law To speak authoritatively or… …
50Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… …
