DRAGOONING Synonyms

• driving or forcing

• tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument

• restricting the scope or freedom of action

• discouraging through fear

• be bossy towards

• discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

• flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• a powerful effect or influence

• (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

• physical energy or intensity

• group of people willing to obey orders

• a unit that is part of some military service

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

• a group of people having the power of effective action

• (of a law) having legal validity

• a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• move with force

• impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• do forcibly; exert force

• take by force

• (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

• be bossy towards

• the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

• a force that compels

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

• the state of demanding notice or attention

• the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

• an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

• the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• exert pressure on someone through threats

• force somebody to do something

• necessitate or exact

• line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

• a line of track providing a runway for wheels

• compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

• supply with railroad lines

• transport by railroad

• a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast

• treat harshly or unfairly

• compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

• hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag

• downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling

• protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up