lord
verb /lɔːd/
/lɔːrd/ informalDefinition
lord it over sb › to behave as if you are better than someone and have the right to tell them what to do: He likes to lord it over his little sister.Showing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceBoasting
(Definition of lord verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant adjective
- as if you owned the place idiom
- egotistic adjective
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty adjective
- high and mighty idiom
- high-flown adjective
- portentous adjective
- proud adjective (FEELING IMPORTANT)
- proudly adverb
- put on the dog idiom
- self-appointed adjective
- throw your weight around/about idiom
- tin god noun
- toffee-nosed adjective
- too big for your boots idiom
- uppity adjective
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