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Verb: hector  hek-tu(r)
  1. Be bossy towards
    "Her big brother always hectored her when she was young";
    - strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag [N. Amer], ballyrag [N. Amer], boss around, push around, boss
Noun: Hector  hek-tu(r)
  1. (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

Derived forms: hectored, hectoring, hectors

Type of: intimidate, mythical being

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