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strong-arm

 
Adjective strong-arm has 1 sense
  1. forcible, physical, strong-arm - impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
    Antonyms: forceless, unforceful, weak (indirect, via forceful)
Verb strong-arm has 3 senses
  1. strong-arm - handle roughly; "He was strong-armed by the policemen"
    --1 is one way to
    treat, handle, do by
    Derived form: noun strong-armer1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
    --2 is one way to intimidate
    Sample sentence:
    They want to strong-arm the prisoners
  3. strong-arm - use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"
    --3 is one way to
    beat, beat up, work over
    Derived form: noun strong-armer1
    Sample sentence:
    They want to strong-arm the prisoners
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