What does strong-arm mean?
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strong-arm
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Princeton's WordNet
forcible, physical, strong-armverb
impelled by physical force especially against resistance
"forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
strong-armverb
handle roughly
"He was strong-armed by the policemen"
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push aroundverb
be bossy towards
"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
strong-armverb
use physical force against
"They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"
Wiktionary
strong-armverb
To bully; to intimidate.
strong-armverb
To coerce, to muscle.
strong-armadjective
Bullying; extortionate.
strong-armadjective
Coercive, employing force.
Etymology: strong + arm
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of strong-arm in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of strong-arm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of strong-arm in a Sentence
This is, in our view, intimidation, we don't expect this government to resort to these kinds of strong-arm tactics to try and intimidate us.
The strong-arm tactics the FBI has seen in this case are egregious, and our investigation is far from over, today's arrests should send a message to those who think they can get away with manipulating the system that they better think twice.
Adam Schiff, Benny Thompson, and Nancy Pelosi’s attempts to strong-arm private companies to turn over individuals’ private data would put every American with a phone or computer in the crosshairs of a surveillance state run by Democrat politicians, if they pursue this path, a Republican majority will not forget and will be ready to hold them fully accountable under the law.
I am no stranger to political pressure and to strong-arm tactics.
It's a strong-arm tactic...almost like political extortion.
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