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LORD IT OVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lord it over mean?
• LORD IT OVER (verb)
The verb LORD IT OVER has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: LORD IT OVER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act like the master of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
act superior; lord it over; put on airs; queen it over
Context example:
He is lording it over the students
Hypernyms (to "lord it over" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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