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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:

1. act like the master ofplay

  Familiarity information: LORD IT OVER used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LORD IT OVER (verb)


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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