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 | ||