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Definition of lord verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lord

verb
 
/lɔːd/
 
/lɔːrd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lord
 
/lɔːd/
 
/lɔːrd/
he / she / it lords
 
/lɔːdz/
 
/lɔːrdz/
past simple lorded
 
/ˈlɔːdɪd/
 
/ˈlɔːrdɪd/
past participle lorded
 
/ˈlɔːdɪd/
 
/ˈlɔːrdɪd/
-ing form lording
 
/ˈlɔːdɪŋ/
 
/ˈlɔːrdɪŋ/
Idioms
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Idioms
lord it over somebody
  1. (disapproving) to act as if you are better or more important than somebody
    • A good manager does not try to lord it over his or her team.
See lord in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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