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strong-armed

strong-armed is the simple past and past participle of strong-arm.

Meaning of strong-arm

Verb

strong-arm (third-person singular simple present strong-arms, present participle strong-arming, simple past and past participle strong-armed)

  1. (figuratively, often, transitive) To bully, to intimidate; to coerce, to muscle.
    • One of the boss’ hangers-on
      Comes to call at times you least expect
      Try to bully ya—strong-arm you—inspire you with fear2001, Bob Dylan, “Floater (Too Much to Ask)”, in Love and Theft

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Questions about strong-armed

What is strong-armed the simple past and past participle of?
Strong-armed is the simple past and past participle of strong-arm.

Words near strong-armed in the dictionary

  1. strong verb
  2. strong verbs
  3. strong water
  4. strong waters
  5. strong-arm
  6. strong-armed
  7. strong-armer
  8. strong-armers
  9. strong-arming
  10. strong-arms
  11. strong-box

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