Thesaurus / put the arm on
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synonyms for put the arm on
- depress
- force
- propel
- shove
- launch
- bump
- shift
- move
- drive
- pressure
- accelerate
- nudge
- crowd
- exert
- ram
- strain
- bulldoze
- jostle
- impel
- poke
- jam
- stir
- hustle
- squash
- gore
- butt
- railroad
- squeeze
- shoulder
- squish
- dig
- budge
- elbow
- strong-arm
- muscle
- bear down
- steamroll
- crush against
- high pressure
- lie on
- pour it on
- rest on
- make one's way
- render
- figure
- reckon
- record
- invoice
- debit
- solicit
- chase
- dun
- bone
- draw upon
- put the bite on
- put the squeeze on
- urge
- oblige
- necessitate
- impel
- constrain
- exact
- enforce
- bulldoze
- make
- drive
- coerce
- restrain
- squeeze
- hustle
- dragoon
- concuss
- crack down
- make necessary
- put the chill on
- shotgun
- throw weight around
- turn on the heat
- extort
- wrest
- wring
- obtain
- bring out
- evoke
- extract
- evolve
- derive
- rattle
- exact
- bite
- milk
- fetch
- bring
- evince
- shake
- squeeze
- cause
- educe
- badger
- bring to light
- arm-twist
- bring forth
- call forth
- give rise to
- put muscle on
- shake down
- extract
- wrest
- exact
- coerce
- elicit
- wring
- gouge
- force
- soak
- fleece
- get
- pinch
- skin
- milk
- obtain
- ice
- educe
- evince
- stick
- wrench
- clip
- demand
- sting
- squeeze
- bully
- bleed
- secure
- hold up
- make pay through nose
- put screws to
- shake down
- pull one's leg
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antonyms for put the arm on
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- pull
- leave alone
- rest
- discourage
- stop
- keep
- hold
- hide
- conceal
- suppress
- repress
- wait
- slow
- delay
- calm
- laze
- retard
- dissuade
- remain
- hinder
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How to use put the arm on in a sentence
He was voluble in his declarations that they would “put the screws” to Ollie on the charge of perjury.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENEach day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONThis is the place where the Muscovite criminals are banished to, if they are not put to death.
THE LIFE AND MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER (1801)DANIEL DEFOEShe was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINLet them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSIn Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMANSleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSBefore the spinet a bench was placed about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFTThe mother's lips could not finish the charge she was about to put upon her innocent child.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERFinally, let me ask the general reader to put aside all prejudice, and give both sides a fair hearing.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDWORDS RELATED TO PUT THE ARM ON
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