Boss

English Meaning

Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.

1. An employer or a supervisor.
2. One who makes decisions or exercises authority.
3. A professional politician who controls a party or a political machine.
4. To supervise or control. See Synonyms at supervise.
5. To give orders to, especially in an arrogant or domineering manner: bossing us around.
6. To be or act as a supervisor or controlling element.
7. Slang First-rate; topnotch.
8. A circular protuberance or knoblike swelling, as on the horns of certain animals.
9. A raised area used as ornamentation.
10. Architecture A raised ornament, such as one at the intersection of the ribs in a vaulted roof.
11. An enlarged part of a shaft to which another shaft is coupled or to which a wheel or gear is keyed.
12. A hub, especially of a propeller.
13. To emboss.
14. A cow or calf.