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Strong-arm   /strɔŋ-ɑrm/   Listen
Strong-arm

verb
1.
Handle roughly.
2.
Be bossy towards.  Synonyms: ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around.
3.
Use physical force against.
adjective
1.
Impelled by physical force especially against resistance.  Synonyms: forcible, physical.  "A real cop would get physical" , "Strong-arm tactics"



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"Strong-arm" Quotes from Famous Books



... the reader will observe that the first-class criminal lawyer by no means devotes his time to defending mere burglars and "strong-arm" men. The elite of the profession do as gilt-edged an office practice as the most dignified corporation attorneys. Indeed, in many respects their work ...
— The Confessions of Artemas Quibble • Arthur Train

... these strong-arm movements are alike. I'll bet Umluana's lieutenants are hoping he'll become a dead legend. Then they can become ...
— The Green Beret • Thomas Edward Purdom



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