strong-arm Antonyms
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Meaning of strong-arm
strong-arm (v)
handle roughly
be bossy towards
use physical force against
strong-arm (s)
impelled by physical force especially against resistance
strong-arm Sentence Examples
- 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.
FAQs About the word strong-arm
handle roughly, be bossy towards, use physical force against, impelled by physical force especially against resistance
bully,intimidate, startle, pick on, badger, browbeat, bulldoze, threaten, scare,coerce
steel, soothe, cheer, persuade, steel, encourage, convince, encourage, convince, reassure
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.
