STRONG-ARM

Meaning of STRONG-ARM in English

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1903

1 a : to use force on : ASSAULT b : BULLY , INTIMIDATE

2 : to rob by force

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

STRONG-ARM — I. adjective Date: 1897 having or using undue force, II. transitive verb Date: 1903 1. to use force on ; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STRONG-ARM — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: strong arm : having or using undue force : violent strong-arm methods of strikebreaking II. transitive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRONG ARM — noun 1. : physical strength : power , force strong arm of the law 2. : undue force : violence …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRONG-ARM — /strawng"ahrm', strong"-/ , adj. 1. using, involving, or threatening the use of physical force or violence to gain an objective: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRONG ARM — assault, physically attack; intimidate, bully, use threats to coerce; commit a robbery by making threats or acts of violence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STRONG-ARM — I. ˈstrȯŋ-ˈärm adjective Date: 1897 : having or using undue force II. transitive verb Date: 1903 1. a. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRONG-ARM — Pronunciation: ' stro ̇ ŋ - ' ärm Function: adjective Date: 1897 : having or using undue force
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STRONG-ARM — ■ adjective using or characterized by force or violence.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STRONG-ARM — [strong-arm] adj (1897): having or using undue force [2]strong-arm vt (1903) 1 a: to use force on: assault b: bully, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRONG-ARM — adjective [ only before noun ] ( disapproving ) using threats or violence in order to make people do what …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRONG-ARM — ˈstrong-arm BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] strong-arm tactics/methods etc the use of force or violence, especially when this is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRONG-ARM — If you refer to someone’s behaviour as strong-arm tactics or methods, you disapprove of it because it consists of using …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRONG-ARM — If you refer to someone’s behaviour as ~ tactics or methods, you disapprove of it because it consists of using …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRONG-ARM — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES strong-arm tactics (= the use of force, violence, or threats ) ▪ Others were furious …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRONG ARM
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRONG-ARM — Function: verb Synonyms: INTIMIDATE , bludgeon, ||bounce, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, dragoon, hector, terrorize
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STRONG ARM — Function: noun 1 Synonyms: POWER 4, arm, beef, energy, force, might, muscle, potency, sinew, strength 2 Synonyms: THUG 1, ||gorilla, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STRONG-ARM — verb Synonyms: intimidate , bludgeon, ||bounce, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, dragoon, hector, terrorize
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRONG ARM — noun 1. Synonyms: power 4, arm, beef, energy, force, might, muscle, potency, sinew, strength 2. Synonyms: thug 1, ||gorilla, ||hood, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRONG-ARM — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
STRONG-ARM — adj. Strong-arm is used with these nouns: ↑ tactic
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STRONG-ARM — 25B6; adjective AGGRESSIVE, forceful, bullying, coercive, threatening, intimidatory; informal bully-boy.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRONG-ARM — v (sl) работать сутенером
Dirty English-Russian vocab
STRONG-ARM — 1. прил. применяющий силу 2. гл. применять силу разг. 1. a применяющий силу
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRONG-ARM — _разг. 1. _a. применяющий силу 2. _v. применять силу
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRONG-ARM — применяющий силу применять силу
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STRONG-ARM — 1. прил. 1) сильный, с сильными руками 2) применяющий силу ( особ. о преступнике ) ; насильственный 2. гл. применять …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STRONG-ARM — 1. прил. 1) сильный, с сильными руками 2) применяющий силу (особ. о преступнике); насильственный 2. гл. применять силу, нападать
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STRONG-ARM — _собир. 1. _a. применяющий силу 2. _v. применять силу
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STRONG-ARM — собир. 1. a. применяющий силу 2. v. применять силу
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STRONG-ARM — применяющий силу применять силу
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
STRONG-ARM — _разг. 1. _a. применяющий силу 2. _v. применять силу
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
STRONG-ARM — I n infml esp AmE He had recruited two strong-arms in the family and fingered the punks for them — Он …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
STRONG-ARM — I n infml esp AmE He had recruited two strong-arms in the family and fingered the punks for them — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
STRONG-ARM — strong-arm n infml esp AmE He had recruited two strong-arms in the family and fingered the punks for them Он …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
STRONG-ARM — I He had recruited two strong-arms in the family and fingered the punks for them — Он отобрал двух громил …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
STRONG-ARM — 1. прил. применяющий силу 2. гл. применять силу разг. 1. a применяющий силу
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRONG — I. ˈstrȯŋ also ˈsträŋ adjective ( stron·ger -ŋgə(r) ; stron·gest -ŋgə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strang; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARM — I. ˈärm, ˈȧm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English arm, earm; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRONG — (superl.) Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; …
Английский словарь Webster
STRONG — ( superl. ) Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRONG — — strongish , adj. — strongly , adv. — strongness , n. /strawng, strong/ , adj., stronger /strawng"geuhr, strong"-/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARM — arm 1 — armed , adj. — armlike , adj. /ahrm/ , n. 1. the upper limb of the human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARM — I. ˈärm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English earm; akin to Latin armus shoulder, Sanskrit īrma arm Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRONG — adjective ( stron·ger ˈstrȯŋ-gər also -ər ; stron·gest ˈstrȯŋ-gəst also -əst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strang; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRONG — superl violent; vehement; earnest; ardent. 2. strong ·superl solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. 3. strong ·superl vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful. …
Webster English vocab
ARM — noun a branch of a tree. 2. arm ·noun anything resembling an arm. 3. arm ·noun an inlet of water …
Webster English vocab
STRONG — [strong] adj stron.ger ; stron.gest [ME, fr. OE strang; akin to OHG strengi strong, L stringere to bind tight--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARM — [arm] n [ME, fr. OE earm; akin to L armus shoulder, Skt irma arm] (bef. 12c) 1: a human upper …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARM — in zoology, either of the forelimbs or upper limbs of ordinarily bipedal vertebrates, particularly humans and other primates. The term …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRONG — / strɒŋ; NAmE strɔːŋ/ adjective ( strong·er / -gə(r); NAmE /, strong·est / -gɪst; NAmE /) HAVING PHYSICAL POWER 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARM — / ɑːm; NAmE ɑːrm/ noun , verb ■ noun —see also arms PART OF BODY 1. either of the two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRONG — strong S1 W1 /strɒŋ $ strɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative stronger , superlative strongest ) [ Word Family: verb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ARM — I. arm 1 S1 W1 /ɑːm $ ɑːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1, 3-4, 6-13: Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRONG — adj. & adv. --adj. (stronger; strongest) 1 having the power of resistance; able to withstand great force or opposition; not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ARM — n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRONG — adj. & adv. adj. (stronger; strongest) 1 having the power of resistance; able to withstand great force or opposition; not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ARM — n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRONG — adj. & adv. --adj. (stronger; strongest) 1. having the power of resistance; able to withstand great force or opposition; not …
Oxford English vocab
ARM — 1. n.1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
Oxford English vocab
ARM — I. PART OF YOUR BODY OR OF SOMETHING ELSE /ɑ:(r)m/ ( arms) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRONG — ( stronger /strɒŋgə(r), AM strɔ:ŋgər/ , strongest /strɒŋgɪst, AM strɔ:ŋgɪst/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRONG — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a 10-strong/14-strong etc team (= one with 10, 14 etc people ) ▪ A six-strong …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chair leg/arm/back/seat ▪ The chair leg has broken. an armed attack ▪ Armed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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