strong-arm (Meaning)

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strong-arm (v)

handle roughly

be bossy towards

use physical force against

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impelled by physical force especially against resistance

The bully employed strong-arm tactics to extort money from his victim.
The detective used strong-arm methods to coerce the suspect into confessing.
The company resorted to strong-arm tactics to prevent unions from organizing its workers.
The strong-arm robbers held the bank teller at gunpoint and demanded cash.
The police responded with strong-arm tactics to disperse the unruly crowd.
The mafia strong-armed business owners into paying protection money.
The security guard used strong-arm techniques to subdue the attacker.
The authoritarian regime strong-armed its citizens into submission.
The strong-arm tactics of the schoolyard bully made everyone afraid.
The union workers used strong-arm tactics to gain concessions from management.

handle roughly, be bossy towards, use physical force against, impelled by physical force especially against resistance

bully,intimidate, frighten, pick on, startle, cow, badger, threaten, scare, browbeat

console, persuade, cheer, persuade, soothe, comfort, steel, console, convince, steel

The bully employed strong-arm tactics to extort money from his victim.

The detective used strong-arm methods to coerce the suspect into confessing.

The company resorted to strong-arm tactics to prevent unions from organizing its workers.

The strong-arm robbers held the bank teller at gunpoint and demanded cash.