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army volunteer

army volunteer verb: to make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do.

Verb

army volunteer (third-person singular simple present army volunteers, present participle army volunteering, simple past and past participle army volunteered)

  1. (idiomatic, rare) To make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do.
    • "She 'army volunteered' me," he says. "She said, 'You called; you're on the committee.'"1994 May, Elaine Yaffe, “Not Just Cupcakes Anymore: A Study of Community Involvement”, in Phi Delta Kappan, volume 75, number 9
    • It was dreadful. Especially when it was raining -- the whole performance of getting all the plastic hoods off the double buggy, then trying to womanhandle<g> double buggy, shopping, both boys onto the bus. You ended up by 'army volunteering' the passengers behind you.2000 April 29, Mitch, “Re: (Booklist included) was: Church's view on .... ?”, in uk.religion.christian (Usenet)

Synonyms of army volunteer

Forms of army volunteer

third-person singular presentarmy volunteers
present participlearmy volunteering
past participlearmy volunteered
pastarmy volunteered
alternative formarmy-volunteer

Questions about army volunteer

What does army volunteer mean?
Army volunteer means to make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do.
What part of speech is army volunteer?
Army volunteer is a verb.
What is the past tense of army volunteer?
The past tense of army volunteer is army volunteered.

Words near army volunteer in the dictionary

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