bossed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of boss. Use this form when talking about ordering people around earlier.

   She bossed her little brother around all afternoon.

   He bossed the new volunteers until they complained.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Having a boss or employer who controls your work.

   Like a puppet whose strings someone else pulls.

   A bossed worker does whatever the manager says.

   She felt bossed in her new job, with no say in anything.

   Similarsupervised, controlled

   Oppositeindependent, self-employed, autonomous

3. 3
   adjective

   Having a raised, rounded bump or knob on its surface.

   Like a door covered with small round bumps.

   The old shield had a bossed surface with a round metal knob in the middle.

   Each bossed panel on the chest stuck out in a small rounded bump.

   Similarstudded, embossed

   Oppositesmooth, plain

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