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strong-arm in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. be bossy towards
    "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
    strong-arm  bully  browbeat  bullyrag  ballyrag  boss around  hector  push around 
  2. use physical force against
    "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"
    strong-arm 
  3. handle roughly
    "He was strong-armed by the policemen"
    strong-arm 
adjective
  1. impelled by physical force especially against resistance
    "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
    forcible  physical  strong-arm 
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strong-arm in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (adjective) bullying/Bullying; extortionate.
  2. (adjective) (usually/figurative) coercive/Coercive, employing force.
  3. (verb) To bully; to intimidate.
  4. (verb) (often/figurative) To coerce, to muscle.
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