bossing

boss ¹  (bôs, bs)

n.

1.

a. An employer or a supervisor.

b. One who makes decisions or exercises authority.

2. A professional politician who controls a party or a political machine.

v. bossed, boss·ing, boss·es

v.tr.

1. To supervise or control. See Synonyms at supervise.

2. To give orders to, especially in an arrogant or domineering manner: bossing us around.

v.intr.

To be or act as a supervisor or controlling element.

adj. Slang

First-rate; topnotch.

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[Dutch baas, master.]

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boss ²  (bôs, bs)

n.

1. A circular protuberance or knoblike swelling, as on the horns of certain animals.

2. A raised area used as ornamentation.

3. Architecture A raised ornament, such as one at the intersection of the ribs in a vaulted roof.

4.

a. An enlarged part of a shaft to which another shaft is coupled or to which a wheel or gear is keyed.

b. A hub, especially of a propeller.

tr.v. bossed, boss·ing, boss·es

To emboss.

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[Middle English boce, from Old French.]

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boss ³  (bôs, bs)

n.

A cow or calf.

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[Perhaps ultimately from Latin bs; see bovine.]

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bossing [ˈbɒsɪŋ]

n

(Engineering / Civil Engineering) Civil engineering the act of shaping malleable metal, such as lead cladding, with mallets to fit a surface