Verb has 3 senses

• strong-arm(v = verb.social) - handle roughly; "He was strong-armed by the policemen"

Derived form noun strong-armer₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

• strong-arm(v = verb.emotion) ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"


Sample sentence:
They want to %s the prisoners

• strong-arm(v = verb.contact) - use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"

Derived form noun strong-armer₁
Sample sentence:
They want to %s the prisoners

Adjective has 1 sense

• strong-arm(s = adj.all) forcible, physical - impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "a real cop would get physical"; "forcible entry"; "strong-arm tactics"