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Hectors
To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
📖 Definitions of "Hectors"
verb
- 1
To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
- 2
To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hectors"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| browbeatverb | (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way. |
| bullyragverb | (transitive) To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally. |
| ballyragverb | (transitive) To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally. |
| bullynoun | A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. |
| push aroundverb | (transitive, figurative) To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully |
| strong-armnoun | A person who threatens or intimidates others, especially on behalf of somebody else; a goon or enforcer. |
| boss aroundverb | (transitive) To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior. |
| landnoun | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| achillesnoun | (Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp. |
| andromachenoun | (Greek mythology) the wife of Hector |
| angels | The are fictional entities from the anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, which was produced by Gainax studio and directed by Hideaki Anno. |
| annoyverb | (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| antonynoun | A male given name from Latin, a mostly British spelling variant of Anthony. |
| aresnoun | (Greek mythology) The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos. |
| astyanaxnoun | (Greek mythology) The nickname of Scamandrius, child son of Hector and Andromache. |
| autocratnoun | An absolute ruler with infinite power. |
| baitnoun | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| berlioznoun | A surname. |
| bigotnoun | One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc. |
| blessverb | To invoke divine favor upon. |
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