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strong-arm - use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant" |
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beat,
beat up,
work over come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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strong-arm - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" |
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bully,
browbeat,
bullyrag,
ballyrag,
hector |
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intimidate make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"
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domineer,
tyrannise,
tyrannize rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"
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strong-arm - handle roughly; "He was strong-armed by the policemen" |
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do by,
handle,
treat touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"
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