boss

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/bɒs/]

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1. boss (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.: A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.

2. boss (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.: A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.

3. boss (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.: A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.

Example: To the upper part of the frame a chain is attached, and if the screw shaft be drawn back out of the boss, the square frame may be hove up by carrying the chain to a winch—the sliding block maintaining the frame in the perpendicular position.

4. boss (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To decorate with bosses; to emboss.

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