strong-arm English

Meaning strong-arm meaning

What does strong-arm mean?

strong-arm

— verb (= bully) be bossy towards Her big brother always bullied her when she was young

— verb handle roughly He was strong-armed by the policemen

— verb use physical force against They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant

— adjective (= forcible, physical) impelled by physical force especially against resistance forcible entry a real cop would get physical strong-arm tactics

Synonyms strong-arm synonyms

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strong-arm English » English

physical

forcible

bully

boss around

push around

hector

bullyrag

browbeat

ballyrag

violent

vicious

mutilate

mistreat

maul

main force

coercive

brute force

brutalise

belligerent

belabour

belabor

batter