strong-arm

strong-arm (strôngärm) 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.

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strong-arm Informal

n

(modifier) relating to or involving physical force or violence strong-arm tactics

vb

(tr) to show violence towards

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 around intimidate - 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, physical forceful - 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"

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strong-arm

adjective (Informal) bullying, threatening, aggressive, violent, terror, forceful, high-pressure, coercive, terrorizing, thuggish The paper is openly critical of his strong-arm tactics.

Translations

strong-arm [ˈstrɒŋɑːm] ADJ [tactics, methods] → represivo

strong-arm [ˈstrɒŋˌɑːm] adj (pej) (methods) → brutale
strong-arm tactics → le maniere forti

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strong-arm [ˈstrɒŋˌɑːm] adj (pej) (methods) → brutale
strong-arm tactics → le maniere forti