Sentence:  She <WSD>bossed</WSD> him, and he's never gotten over it. She still orders him around, and instead of telling her to go soak her head, he just says 'Yes, ma'am' as weak as a newborn jellyfish [...] 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.