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• Lording — Lord Lord, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lorded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lording}.] To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb; as, rich students lording… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lord it over someone — ORDER ABOUT/AROUND, dictate to, ride roughshod over, pull rank on, tyrannize, have under one s thumb; be overbearing, put on airs, swagger; informal boss about/around, walk all over, push around, throw one s weight about/around. → lord * * * lord …   Useful english dictionary

• lord it over — verb act like the master of He is lording it over the students • Syn: ↑queen it over, ↑put on airs, ↑act superior • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

• queen it over — verb act like the master of He is lording it over the students • Syn: ↑lord it over, ↑put on airs, ↑act superior • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

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• Lord — Lord, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lorded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lording}.] To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb; as, rich students lording it… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lorded — Lord Lord, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lorded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lording}.] To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; sometimes with over; and sometimes with it in the manner of a transitive verb; as, rich students lording… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lord — [[t]lɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ lords, lording, lorded 1) N COUNT; N TITLE In Britain, a lord is a man who has a high rank in the nobility, for example an earl, a viscount, or a marquis. She married a lord and lives in this huge house in the Cotswolds... A… …   English dictionary

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