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arm-twist

arm-twist verb: to use personal pressure to persuade.

Verb

arm-twist (third-person singular simple present arm-twists, present participle arm-twisting, simple past and past participle arm-twisted)

  1. To use personal pressure to persuade.
  2. To use political pressure to gain support.

Forms of arm-twist

third-person singular presentarm-twists
present participlearm-twisting
past participlearm-twisted
pastarm-twisted
alternative formarm twist

Origin of arm-twist

Back-formation from arm-twisting.

Words formed from arm-twist

Questions about arm-twist

What does arm-twist mean?
Arm-twist means to use personal pressure to persuade.
What part of speech is arm-twist?
Arm-twist is a verb.
What is the past tense of arm-twist?
The past tense of arm-twist is arm-twisted.

Words near arm-twist in the dictionary

  1. arm-chairs
  2. arm-chest
  3. arm-chests
  4. arm-in-arm
  5. arm-piece
  6. arm-twist
  7. arm-twisted
  8. arm-twister
  9. arm-twisters
  10. arm-twisting
  11. arm-twistings

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