Synonyms for throw weight around
- flash
- trot out
- wield
- display
- disport
- exhibit
- expose
- gesture
- parade
- raise
- shake
- show
- sport
- swing
- threaten
- warn
- come on strong
- show off
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English gewiht, from Proto-Germanic *(ga)wekhtiz, *(ga)wekhtjan (cf. Old Norse vætt, Old Frisian wicht, Middle Dutch gewicht, German Gewicht), from *weg- (see weigh). The verb meaning "to load with weight" is attested from 1747; sense in statistics is recorded from 1901. To lose weight "get thinner" is recorded from 1961. Weight Watcher as a trademark name dates from 1960. To pull one's weight (1921) is from rowing.
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verbforce to actdomineer
verboppress; assume authority- be in the saddle
- bend
- bluster
- boss around
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- bully
- call the shots
- dominate
- hector
- henpeck
- in the driver's seat
- intimidate
- keep under thumb
- kick around
- lead by the nose
- menace
- overbear
- predominate
- preponderate
- prevail
- push the buttons
- reign
- rule
- rule the roost
- run the show
- run things
- swagger
- threaten
- throw weight around
- tyrannize
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