| 释义 |
strong-arm
strong-arm (strông′ärm′) Informal adj. Using physical force or coercion: strong-arm tactics.tr.v. strong-armed, strong-arm·ing, strong-arms 1. To use physical force or coercion against.2. To rob by force.strong-arm n (modifier) relating to or involving physical force or violence: strong-arm tactics. vb (tr) to show violence towards strong′-arm`
adj. 1. using, involving, or threatening the use of physical force or violence. v.t. 2. to use violent methods upon; assault. 3. to rob by force. [1820–30, Amer.] strong-arm
Past participle: strong-armed
Gerund: strong-arming
| Imperative |
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| strong-arm | | strong-arm |
| Present |
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| I strong-arm | | you strong-arm | | he/she/it strong-arms | | we strong-arm | | you strong-arm | | they strong-arm |
| Preterite |
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| I strong-armed | | you strong-armed | | he/she/it strong-armed | | we strong-armed | | you strong-armed | | they strong-armed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am strong-arming | | you are strong-arming | | he/she/it is strong-arming | | we are strong-arming | | you are strong-arming | | they are strong-arming |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have strong-armed | | you have strong-armed | | he/she/it has strong-armed | | we have strong-armed | | you have strong-armed | | they have strong-armed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was strong-arming | | you were strong-arming | | he/she/it was strong-arming | | we were strong-arming | | you were strong-arming | | they were strong-arming |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had strong-armed | | you had strong-armed | | he/she/it had strong-armed | | we had strong-armed | | you had strong-armed | | they had strong-armed |
| Future |
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| I will strong-arm | | you will strong-arm | | he/she/it will strong-arm | | we will strong-arm | | you will strong-arm | | they will strong-arm |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have strong-armed | | you will have strong-armed | | he/she/it will have strong-armed | | we will have strong-armed | | you will have strong-armed | | they will have strong-armed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be strong-arming | | you will be strong-arming | | he/she/it will be strong-arming | | we will be strong-arming | | you will be strong-arming | | they will be strong-arming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been strong-arming | | you have been strong-arming | | he/she/it has been strong-arming | | we have been strong-arming | | you have been strong-arming | | they have been strong-arming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been strong-arming | | you will have been strong-arming | | he/she/it will have been strong-arming | | we will have been strong-arming | | you will have been strong-arming | | they will have been strong-arming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been strong-arming | | you had been strong-arming | | he/she/it had been strong-arming | | we had been strong-arming | | you had been strong-arming | | they had been strong-arming |
| Conditional |
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| I would strong-arm | | you would strong-arm | | he/she/it would strong-arm | | we would strong-arm | | you would strong-arm | | they would strong-arm |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have strong-armed | | you would have strong-armed | | he/she/it would have strong-armed | | we would have strong-armed | | you would have strong-armed | | they would have strong-armed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | strong-arm - handle roughly; "He was strong-armed by the policemen"do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" | | 2. |  strong-arm - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push aroundintimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"domineer, tyrannise, tyrannize - rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her" | | 3. | strong-arm - use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" | | Adj. | 1. | strong-arm - impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"forcible, physicalforceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace" |
strong-armadjective (Informal) bullying, threatening, aggressive, violent, terror, forceful, high-pressure, coercive, terrorizing, thuggish The paper is openly critical of his strong-arm tactics.strong-armadjectiveInformal. Accomplished by force:coercive, forcible, violent.verb1. Informal. To compel by pressure or threats:blackjack, coerce, dragoon, force.Informal: hijack.2. Informal. To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example:bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten.Translationsstrong-arm
strong-arm1. adjective Of or relating to the use or threat of physical force, violence, or coercion. The paramilitary group became known for using strong-arm tactics to establish their authority in the war-torn region.2. verb To coerce someone or some group to do something through physical force or violence or the threat thereof. The mob came in and strong-armed local business owners into paying protection money. The company hired security personnel to strong-arm protestors out of the drilling site.3. verb To force someone or some group to do something by exploiting a position of power, authority, or advantage. Many believe the company is leveraging the ubiquity of their operating system in order to strong-arm customers into accepting their recent questionable business practices. The board of directors is strong-armed me out of the company because of my political beliefs.strong-arm1. tv. to force someone (to do something). Spike tried to strong-arm Frank into cooperating. 2. mod. forceful; by physical force. The strong-arm approach got him nowhere. strong-arm
Related to strong-arm: strong-arm tacticsSynonyms for strong-armadj bullyingSynonyms- bullying
- threatening
- aggressive
- violent
- terror
- forceful
- high-pressure
- coercive
- terrorizing
- thuggish
Synonyms for strong-armadj accomplished by forceSynonymsverb to compel by pressure or threatsSynonyms- blackjack
- coerce
- dragoon
- force
- hijack
verb to domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for exampleSynonyms- bludgeon
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- bully
- bullyrag
- cow
- hector
- intimidate
- menace
- threaten
Synonyms for strong-armverb handle roughlyRelated Wordsverb be bossy towardsSynonyms- ballyrag
- boss around
- browbeat
- bully
- bullyrag
- hector
- push around
Related Words- intimidate
- domineer
- tyrannise
- tyrannize
verb use physical force againstRelated Wordsadj impelled by physical force especially against resistanceSynonymsRelated Words |