English noun: Hector | |||
1. | Hector (person) (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War | ||
Instance hypernym | mythical being | ||
Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
English verb: hector | |||
1. | hector (emotion) be bossy towards | ||
Samples | Her big brother always bullied her when she was young. | ||
Synonyms | ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, push around, strong-arm | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intimidate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | domineer, tyrannise, tyrannize | ||