boss

«boss» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the person in charge at work who tells others what to do — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (boss, bosses); verb (boss, bosses, bossed, bossing — boss around)

meaning for a pupil

1) A boss is the person in charge at work who tells others what to do. tree →

2) To boss someone around is to keep telling them what to do in an unkind way. tree →

3) In video games a boss is a very strong enemy at the end of a level. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The raised, rounded knob in the middle of a shield. In Job, a wicked man charges at God behind the thick bosses of his shield. Interpretation: Read as a picture of stubborn pride and defiance, using strength against God that cannot protect him. In the primary lessons: In everyday life parents and adults have bosses at work. In manners and friendship lessons being bossy is a problem: good leaders ask and share. In games children fight the boss at the end of a level. Phrases: the boss, boss around, be your own boss, bossy.

examples

• He runneth upon him with a stiff neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers. (Writings JOB.15.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• My mum's boss gave her a day off. tree →
• Who's the boss here? tree →
• Stop bossing me around! tree →
• The boss of the shop opened the doors. tree →
• He wants to be his own boss one day. tree →
• I beat the final boss in the game. tree →
• My sister is so bossy. tree →

note

Plural «bosses» (add -es after s). «Bossy» (adjective) means always telling others what to do — it is not a compliment. «Boss around» is informal. A boss is in charge; workers or staff work for the boss.

In the corpora

• He runneth upon him with a stiff neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers.
• In Liverpool "boss" means great; in the East Midlands "me duck" is a friendly way to address someone.
• When a boss is forced out, the press release often says he is leaving "to spend more time with family".
• Losing a job is painful and frightening, so bosses, newspapers and governments reach for soft words when they talk about it.
• Kai's mate swore he'd beaten the final boss «in like ten minutes, bro».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «boss» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.