Reverse Dictionary: COERCE

ADJECTIVES
► HIGH-PRESSURE coerced, forced → 1940s sl.
► ON THE MUSCLE coercive, threatening → 1859 US sl.

NOUNS
► MUSCLE force, violence, coercion; the threat of physical violence used as a means of obtaining submission or cooperation → 1879 sl., orig. US
► WOLF TICKET a threat or other act of intimidation used to coerce → 1974 US sl.

VERBS
► BULLDOSE ► BULLDOZE to coerce, to intimidate, to force through violence → L19 sl.
► MUSCLE to coerce by means of threats or violence; to threaten or subject to force in order to obtain compliance → 1802 sl., orig. US
► PUT THE ARM ON to use physical coercion against; to coerce or pressure → 1930 US sl.
► SANDBAG to lull a person into a false sense of security, and then suddenly attack them; to coerce by cruel means → 1940 US sl.
► SHANGHAI to coerce a person into doing something; to compel → 1919 sl., orig. US military usage
► STRONG-ARM to use violence or bullying tactics against a person; to coerce or bully into doing something → 1896 orig. US
► TWIST THE TAIL to annoy, to coerce → 1909