English words for 'obtain through intimidation'
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verb
- obtain through intimidation
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
- (transitive and intransitive, medicine, ophthalmology) To twist outwards.
- (transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
- (transitive, law) To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
verb
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- force with the thumb
- make a groove in
- (intransitive) To use a gouge.
- (transitive) To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.
- (transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
- (transitive, intransitive) To dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.
noun
- and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
- the act of gouging
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- An incising tool that cuts blanks or forms for envelopes, gloves, etc., from leather, paper, or other materials.
- A bookbinder's tool with a curved face, used for blind tooling or gilding.
- (mining) Soft material lying between the wall of a vein and the solid vein of ore.
- A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.
- (US, military, slang, uncountable) Information.
- (slang) A cheat, a fraud; an imposition.
- A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.
- (slang) An impostor.
- (originally US, colloquial) An act of gouging.
verb
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- torment emotionally or mentally
- go at a rack
- work on a rack
- fly in high wind
- seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
- place in a rack
- put on a rack and pinion
- torture on the rack
- run before a gale
- draw off from the lees
- stretch to the limits
- (structural engineering) To tend to shear a structure (that is, force it to bend, lean, or move in different directions at different points).
- (nautical) To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.
- (slang, transitive) To strike in the testicles.
- To fly, as vapour or broken clouds.
- (figurative) To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.
- To cause (someone) to suffer pain.
- (of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace.
- (slang) To shoplift (especially in a megastore), often by taking off of a rack.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.
- (firearms) To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- To place in or hang on a rack.
- (firearms) To move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round.
- To torture (someone) on the rack.
- (mining) To wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack.
- (brewing) To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
- (by extension) To take that which belongs to another, without regard of right or permission.
- To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir.
noun
- an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
- a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
- rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
- the destruction or collapse of something
- a support for displaying or holding various articles
- a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
- (slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.
- (billiards, snooker) A hollow triangle used for aligning the balls at the start of a game.
- (climbing, slang) A climber's set of equipment for setting up protection and belays, consisting of runners, slings, carabiners, nuts, Friends, etc.
- (nautical) A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes.
- A fast amble.
- A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
- A cranequin, a mechanism including a rack, pinion and pawl, providing both mechanical advantage and a ratchet, used to bend and cock a crossbow.
- A distaff.
- (algebra) A set with a distributive binary operation whose action on the set is invertible.
- A grate on which bacon is laid.
- Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapour in the sky.
- (slang, especially nautical) A bunk.
- Alternative form of arak.
- (nautical, by extension, slang, uncountable) Sleep.
- (mechanical engineering, rail transport) A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with those of a gearwheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive or be driven by it.
- (gambling) A plastic tray used for holding and moving chips.
- A set of antlers (as on deer, moose or elk).
- (climbing, caving) A friction device for abseiling, consisting of a frame with five or more metal bars, around which the rope is threaded.
- A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.
- (slang) A thousand dollars, especially if the proceeds are from a crime.
- Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel.
- (historical) A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.
- (mechanical engineering) A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with a pawl as a ratchet allowing movement in one direction only, used for example in a handbrake or crossbow.
verb
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- press firmly
- press or force
- squeeze or press together
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- (transitive, figurative) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- (transitive) To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- (ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.
noun
- an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
- a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- a tight or amorous embrace
- (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- a twisting squeeze
- the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- An instance of squeezing.
- A hug or other affectionate grasp.
- (figuratively) A difficult position.
- A close or tight fit.
- A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
- (slang) A romantic partner.
- (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
- (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
- (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
verb
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
- twist and press out of shape
- To use effort to draw (a response, words, etc.) from or out of someone; to generate (something) as a response.
- (also figuratively) Often followed by from or out: to extract (a liquid) from something wet by squeezing, twisting, or otherwise putting pressure on it.
- Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
- To clasp and twist (hands) together due to distress, sorrow, etc.
- To twist or wind (something) into coils; to coil.
- (mining) Of a lode: to be depleted of ore; to peter or peter out.
- To twist the body in or as if in pain; to writhe.
- To obtain (something) from or out of a person or thing by extortion or other force.
- (materials science) To slide (two ultraflat surfaces) together such that their faces bond.
- To be engaged in clasping and twisting (especially the hands), or exerting pressure.
- To contend, to struggle; also, to strive, to toil.
- (also figuratively) To hold (someone or something) tightly and press or twist; to wrest.
- To squeeze water (from an item of wet clothing) by passing through a wringer.
- To bend or strain (something) out of its position; to wrench, to wrest.
- To cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
- Of a thing (such as footwear): to pinch or press (a person or part of their body), causing pain.
- To contort or screw up (the face or its features).
- To experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
- To cause (tears) to come out from a person or their eyes.
noun
noun
- A person who use intimidation to coerce others.
- A criminal that extorts people.
- (horticulture) An overvigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
- (African-American Vernacular) One who, usually as a result of social disadvantage, has turned to committing crimes (e.g. selling drugs, robbery, assault, etc.) to make a living; a gangsta.
- A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
- A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.
- (historical) One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and sacrificed their victims to her.
- A wooden bat used in the game of miniten, fitting around the player's hand.
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
verb
noun
noun
- (by extension) The use of intimidation or bullying tactics.
- (historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.
- The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives.
- the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
verb
- intimidate somebody (with a threat)
- hold over goods to be sold for the next season
- hold back to a later time
- continue a term of office past the normal period of time
- keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
- (transitive, sometimes idiomatic) (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period.
- (intransitive) To remain in office, possession, residency etc., beyond a certain date.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To save, delay.
- (transitive) To be in a position to harm (someone); to have damaging information on (someone).
noun
verb
- Chiefly followed by into: to force (someone) into doing something through harassment and intimidation; to coerce.
- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
- (Christianity, French politics, historical) To subject (a Huguenot) to the dragonnades (“a policy instituted by Louis XIV of France in 1681 to intimidate Protestant Huguenots to convert to Roman Catholicism by billeting dragoons (noun noun sense 1.2) in their homes to abuse them and destroy or steal their possessions”).
- (military, historical) To cause (someone) to be attacked by dragoons.
- subjugate by imposing troops
noun
- (by extension) A man with a fierce or unrefined manner, like a dragoon (noun sense 1.2).
- A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.
- (weaponry, historical) Synonym of dragon (“a type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel and a flared muzzle, metaphorically exhaling fire like a mythical dragon”).
- (by extension) Originally (historical), a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (noun sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.
- a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
verb
- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
- transport by railroad
- supply with railroad lines
- (roleplaying games) To force players to follow the dungeon master's planned plot rather than improvise an alternative story.
- (intransitive) To work for a railroad.
- (transitive) To transport via railroad.
- (intransitive) To operate a railroad.
- (transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
- (intransitive) To travel by railroad.
- (transitive) To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
- (intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
- (transitive) To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
- (upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.
noun
- line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- a line of track providing a runway for wheels
- (figuratively) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
- (chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
- (chiefly US) The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
- (chiefly US) A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets
verb
- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
- treat harshly or unfairly
- protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
- hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
- downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
- To pretend to drink alcohol early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".
- (transitive, intransitive) To construct a barrier of sandbags (around).
- (figurative, intransitive, originally US) To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage; (originally poker) to pretend to have a weak hand, as a strategy.
- (restaurant kitchen jargon, intransitive, transitive) To premake dishes (prepare them in advance) (intransitive); to premake (dishes) (transitive).
- (transitive) To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
- (figurative, transitive) To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.
noun
- a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
- An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
- A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
- (poker) A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.
- A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
noun
verb
adj
verb
- put down by force or intimidation
- place a limit on the number of
- manage not to throw up
- (transitive) To cause not to increase or rise.
- (transitive) To restrain or control (a sound).
- (transitive) To repress.
- (intransitive) To lie low; to stay concealed by not standing up.
- (transitive) To retain in the stomach without vomiting.
verb
- put down by force or intimidation
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- narrow or limit
- undergo meiosis
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
verb
- put down by force or intimidation
- block the action of
- suppress in order to conceal or hide
- put out of one's consciousness
- impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
- (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- To press again.
- (transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
noun
verb
- put down by force or intimidation
- hold within limits and control
- bring under control by force or authority
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- correct by punishment or discipline
- (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force.
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adj
noun
verb
noun
- The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
- extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- (BDSM) A type of roleplay where the submissive shares information that may be exploited by the dominant.
- (by extension) Compromising material that can be used to extort someone.
- (England law, historical) Black rent; rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.
verb
adj
noun
- a cruel and brutal fellow
- a hired thug
- A sex worker's minder.
- (dialectal) A companion; mate (male or female).
- A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
- A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.
- Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper gobies.
- (field hockey) A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
- (mining) A miner's hammer.
- The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
- (uncountable) Bully beef.
- A hired thug.
intj
verb
- discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
- act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
- To walk with a swaying motion.
- To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
- To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
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noun
verb
noun
- a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
- a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
- a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
- a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
- Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.
- (pharmacology, UK, Australia, rare) Ammonium bituminosulfonate.
- Any of a series of hard, dark soils, often considered low quality, but suitable for growing certain crops such as cotton.
- (card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
- Ellipsis of blackjack oak.
- (card games) A variant of hearts where the Jack of Spades is the penalty card.
- (card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
- (weaponry) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.
- (card games) A variant of switch where each player is initially dealt the same number of cards, usually seven, and when one player plays a black jack the player whose turn comes next has to pick up that many cards, unless they play a red jack (as this normally cancels a black jack).
- The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).
- (aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.
verb
noun
- the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
- an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
- the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- a force that compels
- the state of demanding notice or attention
- (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
- Distress.
- Urgency.
- A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
- A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) A specific instance of coercing.
- the act of compelling by force of authority
- (uncountable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
- (linguistics, semantics) The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context.
- (law, uncountable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
- (libertarianism) The initiation or threat of conflict; aggression.
- (programming, countable) Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
- using force to cause something to occur
verb
- To persuade by intimidation; to tamper with; to corrupt.
- To manage to gain access to.
- To begin working on or dealing with.
- (slang, US) To contact someone.
- To mean, signify, imply.
- (slang, UK) To tease (someone).
- To understand or ascertain by investigation.
- To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- reach or gain access to
- influence by corruption
noun
- (slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail
- extortion of money (as by blackmail)
- (slang) A thorough search; a frisk
- An improvised bed.
- A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft.
- initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
- a very thorough search of a person or a place
adj
noun
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government.
- the doctrine of an absolute being, often related to idealism in philosophy.
- Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
- (theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
- (political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism.
- (philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
- (rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
noun
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
noun
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
- A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.
- Absolute power, or its use.
- The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
- Extreme severity or rigour.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
- (transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
- (transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
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- The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
- the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
- the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
- the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
- a communication that makes you afraid to try something
noun
- the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
- an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- a very troublesome child
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- (pathology, countable) A night terror.
- (countable) Something or someone that causes such fear.
- (uncountable) Terrorism.
- (uncountable) The action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction.
- (countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.
adj
noun
- deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage)
- any game designed to exercise the intellect
- (psychology) An attempt at using psychological manipulation against someone, in order to confuse them.
- (games) A game or puzzle involving logical thinking.
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noun
verb
adj
- invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
- having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
- Impudent.
- Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
- (botany) Able to survive adverse growing conditions, especially frost.
- Brave and resolute.
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noun
- the act of harassing someone
- extreme mental distress
- a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
- intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
- unbearable physical pain
- a severe affliction
- Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
- Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
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- forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
- the failure to develop some part or organ
- (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
- the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
- The state of being suppressed.
- (military) The entirety of acts aimed at stopping or preventing the enemy to execute such unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
- (psychology) A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.
- The act or instance of suppressing.
- (of an eye) A subconscious adaptation by a person's brain to eliminate the symptoms of disorders of binocular vision such as strabismus, convergence insufficiency and aniseikonia.
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noun
noun
- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
- a place where a craft can be made fast
- a slippery smoothness
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- a young and slender person
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
- an unexpected slide
- a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- a small sheet of paper
- a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
- a socially awkward or tactless act
- A mistake or error.
- A twig or shoot; a cutting.
- (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
- (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behavior after cure.
- A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
- (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
- An outside covering or case.
- A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
- (nautical, aviation) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
- (cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
- (marine insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwriters.
- Either side of the gallery in a theater.
- A fish, the sole.
- (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
- (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
- (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
- A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
- A slipdress.
- An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
- Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
- (electricity) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
- A long, thin piece of something.
- A particular quantity of yarn.
- (nautical) A slipway.
- (crosswording) A newsletter produced by the setter of a cryptic clue-writing competition, containing a full list of winners and commentary on the clues.
- A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
- An act or instance of slipping.
- (telecommunications) The positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols that causes the loss or insertion of one or more symbols.
- (aviation) Clipping of sideslip.
- A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
verb
- fall to a lower standard
- move smoothly and easily
- move out of position
- pass out of one's memory
- cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
- insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- move stealthily
- to make a mistake or be incorrect
- pass on stealthily
- move easily
- (transitive) To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
- (intransitive, aviation, of an aircraft) Clipping of sideslip (“to fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind”).
- (transitive) To elude or evade by smooth movement.
- (transitive) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
- (transitive, hunting, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
- (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
- (intransitive) To err.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
- (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
- (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
- (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
- To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
- (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.
- (transitive, business) To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
- (transitive, cooking) To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
noun
- A person who use intimidation to coerce others.
- A criminal that extorts people.
- (horticulture) An overvigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
- (African-American Vernacular) One who, usually as a result of social disadvantage, has turned to committing crimes (e.g. selling drugs, robbery, assault, etc.) to make a living; a gangsta.
- A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
- A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.
- (historical) One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and sacrificed their victims to her.
- A wooden bat used in the game of miniten, fitting around the player's hand.
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
verb
noun
noun
- (by extension) The use of intimidation or bullying tactics.
- (historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.
- The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives.
- the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
noun
verb
adj
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (countable) A specific instance of coercing.
- the act of compelling by force of authority
- (uncountable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
- (linguistics, semantics) The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context.
- (law, uncountable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
- (libertarianism) The initiation or threat of conflict; aggression.
- (programming, countable) Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
- using force to cause something to occur
noun
- (slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail
- extortion of money (as by blackmail)
- (slang) A thorough search; a frisk
- An improvised bed.
- A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft.
- initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
- a very thorough search of a person or a place
adj
noun
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government.
- the doctrine of an absolute being, often related to idealism in philosophy.
- Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
- (theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
- (political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism.
- (philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
- (rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
noun
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
noun
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
- A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.
- Absolute power, or its use.
- The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
- Extreme severity or rigour.
noun
noun
- The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
- the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
- the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
- the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
- a communication that makes you afraid to try something
noun
- the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
- an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- a very troublesome child
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- (pathology, countable) A night terror.
- (countable) Something or someone that causes such fear.
- (uncountable) Terrorism.
- (uncountable) The action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction.
- (countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.
adj
noun
- deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage)
- any game designed to exercise the intellect
- (psychology) An attempt at using psychological manipulation against someone, in order to confuse them.
- (games) A game or puzzle involving logical thinking.
noun
- the act of harassing someone
- extreme mental distress
- a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
- intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
- unbearable physical pain
- a severe affliction
- Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
- Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
verb
noun
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
- the failure to develop some part or organ
- (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
- the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
- The state of being suppressed.
- (military) The entirety of acts aimed at stopping or preventing the enemy to execute such unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
- (psychology) A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.
- The act or instance of suppressing.
- (of an eye) A subconscious adaptation by a person's brain to eliminate the symptoms of disorders of binocular vision such as strabismus, convergence insufficiency and aniseikonia.
noun
- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
- a place where a craft can be made fast
- a slippery smoothness
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- a young and slender person
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
- an unexpected slide
- a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- a small sheet of paper
- a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
- a socially awkward or tactless act
- A mistake or error.
- A twig or shoot; a cutting.
- (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
- (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behavior after cure.
- A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
- (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
- An outside covering or case.
- A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
- (nautical, aviation) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
- (cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
- (marine insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwriters.
- Either side of the gallery in a theater.
- A fish, the sole.
- (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
- (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
- (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
- A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
- A slipdress.
- An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
- Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
- (electricity) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
- A long, thin piece of something.
- A particular quantity of yarn.
- (nautical) A slipway.
- (crosswording) A newsletter produced by the setter of a cryptic clue-writing competition, containing a full list of winners and commentary on the clues.
- A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
- An act or instance of slipping.
- (telecommunications) The positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols that causes the loss or insertion of one or more symbols.
- (aviation) Clipping of sideslip.
- A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
verb
- fall to a lower standard
- move smoothly and easily
- move out of position
- pass out of one's memory
- cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
- insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- move stealthily
- to make a mistake or be incorrect
- pass on stealthily
- move easily
- (transitive) To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
- (intransitive, aviation, of an aircraft) Clipping of sideslip (“to fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind”).
- (transitive) To elude or evade by smooth movement.
- (transitive) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
- (transitive, hunting, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
- (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
- (intransitive) To err.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
- (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
- (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
- (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
- To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
- (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.
- (transitive, business) To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
- (transitive, cooking) To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
verb
noun
- The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
- extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- (BDSM) A type of roleplay where the submissive shares information that may be exploited by the dominant.
- (by extension) Compromising material that can be used to extort someone.
- (England law, historical) Black rent; rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.
verb
- obtain through intimidation
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
- (transitive and intransitive, medicine, ophthalmology) To twist outwards.
- (transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
- (transitive, law) To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
verb
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- force with the thumb
- make a groove in
- (intransitive) To use a gouge.
- (transitive) To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.
- (transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
- (transitive, intransitive) To dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.
noun
- and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
- the act of gouging
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- An incising tool that cuts blanks or forms for envelopes, gloves, etc., from leather, paper, or other materials.
- A bookbinder's tool with a curved face, used for blind tooling or gilding.
- (mining) Soft material lying between the wall of a vein and the solid vein of ore.
- A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.
- (US, military, slang, uncountable) Information.
- (slang) A cheat, a fraud; an imposition.
- A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.
- (slang) An impostor.
- (originally US, colloquial) An act of gouging.
verb
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- torment emotionally or mentally
- go at a rack
- work on a rack
- fly in high wind
- seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
- place in a rack
- put on a rack and pinion
- torture on the rack
- run before a gale
- draw off from the lees
- stretch to the limits
- (structural engineering) To tend to shear a structure (that is, force it to bend, lean, or move in different directions at different points).
- (nautical) To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.
- (slang, transitive) To strike in the testicles.
- To fly, as vapour or broken clouds.
- (figurative) To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.
- To cause (someone) to suffer pain.
- (of a horse) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace.
- (slang) To shoplift (especially in a megastore), often by taking off of a rack.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.
- (firearms) To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- To place in or hang on a rack.
- (firearms) To move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round.
- To torture (someone) on the rack.
- (mining) To wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack.
- (brewing) To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
- (by extension) To take that which belongs to another, without regard of right or permission.
- To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir.
noun
- an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
- a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
- rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
- the destruction or collapse of something
- a support for displaying or holding various articles
- a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
- (slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.
- (billiards, snooker) A hollow triangle used for aligning the balls at the start of a game.
- (climbing, slang) A climber's set of equipment for setting up protection and belays, consisting of runners, slings, carabiners, nuts, Friends, etc.
- (nautical) A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes.
- A fast amble.
- A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
- A cranequin, a mechanism including a rack, pinion and pawl, providing both mechanical advantage and a ratchet, used to bend and cock a crossbow.
- A distaff.
- (algebra) A set with a distributive binary operation whose action on the set is invertible.
- A grate on which bacon is laid.
- Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapour in the sky.
- (slang, especially nautical) A bunk.
- Alternative form of arak.
- (nautical, by extension, slang, uncountable) Sleep.
- (mechanical engineering, rail transport) A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with those of a gearwheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive or be driven by it.
- (gambling) A plastic tray used for holding and moving chips.
- A set of antlers (as on deer, moose or elk).
- (climbing, caving) A friction device for abseiling, consisting of a frame with five or more metal bars, around which the rope is threaded.
- A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.
- (slang) A thousand dollars, especially if the proceeds are from a crime.
- Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel.
- (historical) A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.
- (mechanical engineering) A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with a pawl as a ratchet allowing movement in one direction only, used for example in a handbrake or crossbow.
verb
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- press firmly
- press or force
- squeeze or press together
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- (transitive, figurative) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- (transitive) To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- (ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.
noun
- an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
- a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- a tight or amorous embrace
- (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- a twisting squeeze
- the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- An instance of squeezing.
- A hug or other affectionate grasp.
- (figuratively) A difficult position.
- A close or tight fit.
- A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
- (slang) A romantic partner.
- (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
- (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
- (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
verb
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
- twist and press out of shape
- To use effort to draw (a response, words, etc.) from or out of someone; to generate (something) as a response.
- (also figuratively) Often followed by from or out: to extract (a liquid) from something wet by squeezing, twisting, or otherwise putting pressure on it.
- Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
- To clasp and twist (hands) together due to distress, sorrow, etc.
- To twist or wind (something) into coils; to coil.
- (mining) Of a lode: to be depleted of ore; to peter or peter out.
- To twist the body in or as if in pain; to writhe.
- To obtain (something) from or out of a person or thing by extortion or other force.
- (materials science) To slide (two ultraflat surfaces) together such that their faces bond.
- To be engaged in clasping and twisting (especially the hands), or exerting pressure.
- To contend, to struggle; also, to strive, to toil.
- (also figuratively) To hold (someone or something) tightly and press or twist; to wrest.
- To squeeze water (from an item of wet clothing) by passing through a wringer.
- To bend or strain (something) out of its position; to wrench, to wrest.
- To cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
- Of a thing (such as footwear): to pinch or press (a person or part of their body), causing pain.
- To contort or screw up (the face or its features).
- To experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
- To cause (tears) to come out from a person or their eyes.
noun
verb
- intimidate somebody (with a threat)
- hold over goods to be sold for the next season
- hold back to a later time
- continue a term of office past the normal period of time
- keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
- (transitive, sometimes idiomatic) (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period.
- (intransitive) To remain in office, possession, residency etc., beyond a certain date.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To save, delay.
- (transitive) To be in a position to harm (someone); to have damaging information on (someone).
noun
verb
- Chiefly followed by into: to force (someone) into doing something through harassment and intimidation; to coerce.
- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
- (Christianity, French politics, historical) To subject (a Huguenot) to the dragonnades (“a policy instituted by Louis XIV of France in 1681 to intimidate Protestant Huguenots to convert to Roman Catholicism by billeting dragoons (noun noun sense 1.2) in their homes to abuse them and destroy or steal their possessions”).
- (military, historical) To cause (someone) to be attacked by dragoons.
- subjugate by imposing troops
noun
- (by extension) A man with a fierce or unrefined manner, like a dragoon (noun sense 1.2).
- A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.
- (weaponry, historical) Synonym of dragon (“a type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel and a flared muzzle, metaphorically exhaling fire like a mythical dragon”).
- (by extension) Originally (historical), a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (noun sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.
- a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
verb
- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
- transport by railroad
- supply with railroad lines
- (roleplaying games) To force players to follow the dungeon master's planned plot rather than improvise an alternative story.
- (intransitive) To work for a railroad.
- (transitive) To transport via railroad.
- (intransitive) To operate a railroad.
- (transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
- (intransitive) To travel by railroad.
- (transitive) To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
- (intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
- (transitive) To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
- (upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.
noun
- line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- a line of track providing a runway for wheels
- (figuratively) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
- (chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
- (chiefly US) The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
- (chiefly US) A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets
verb
- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
- treat harshly or unfairly
- protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
- hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
- downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
- To pretend to drink alcohol early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".
- (transitive, intransitive) To construct a barrier of sandbags (around).
- (figurative, intransitive, originally US) To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage; (originally poker) to pretend to have a weak hand, as a strategy.
- (restaurant kitchen jargon, intransitive, transitive) To premake dishes (prepare them in advance) (intransitive); to premake (dishes) (transitive).
- (transitive) To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
- (figurative, transitive) To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.
noun
- a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
- An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
- A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
- (poker) A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.
- A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
verb
- put down by force or intimidation
- place a limit on the number of
- manage not to throw up
- (transitive) To cause not to increase or rise.
- (transitive) To restrain or control (a sound).
- (transitive) To repress.
- (intransitive) To lie low; to stay concealed by not standing up.
- (transitive) To retain in the stomach without vomiting.
verb
- put down by force or intimidation
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- narrow or limit
- undergo meiosis
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
verb
- put down by force or intimidation
- block the action of
- suppress in order to conceal or hide
- put out of one's consciousness
- impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
- (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- To press again.
- (transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
noun
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- put down by force or intimidation
- hold within limits and control
- bring under control by force or authority
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- correct by punishment or discipline
- (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force.
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- The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
- extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- (BDSM) A type of roleplay where the submissive shares information that may be exploited by the dominant.
- (by extension) Compromising material that can be used to extort someone.
- (England law, historical) Black rent; rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.
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- a cruel and brutal fellow
- a hired thug
- A sex worker's minder.
- (dialectal) A companion; mate (male or female).
- A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
- A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.
- Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper gobies.
- (field hockey) A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
- (mining) A miner's hammer.
- The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
- (uncountable) Bully beef.
- A hired thug.
intj
verb
- discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
- act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
- To walk with a swaying motion.
- To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
- To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
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- a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
- a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
- a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
- a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
- Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.
- (pharmacology, UK, Australia, rare) Ammonium bituminosulfonate.
- Any of a series of hard, dark soils, often considered low quality, but suitable for growing certain crops such as cotton.
- (card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
- Ellipsis of blackjack oak.
- (card games) A variant of hearts where the Jack of Spades is the penalty card.
- (card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
- (weaponry) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.
- (card games) A variant of switch where each player is initially dealt the same number of cards, usually seven, and when one player plays a black jack the player whose turn comes next has to pick up that many cards, unless they play a red jack (as this normally cancels a black jack).
- The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).
- (aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.
verb
noun
- the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
- an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
- the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- a force that compels
- the state of demanding notice or attention
- (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
- Distress.
- Urgency.
- A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
- A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
verb
- To persuade by intimidation; to tamper with; to corrupt.
- To manage to gain access to.
- To begin working on or dealing with.
- (slang, US) To contact someone.
- To mean, signify, imply.
- (slang, UK) To tease (someone).
- To understand or ascertain by investigation.
- To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- reach or gain access to
- influence by corruption
verb
- (transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
- (transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
- (transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
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- invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
- having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
- Impudent.
- Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
- (botany) Able to survive adverse growing conditions, especially frost.
- Brave and resolute.