Meaning

2 senses

  1. To use personal pressure to persuade.

  2. To use political pressure to gain support.

Origin

Back-formation from arm-twisting.

Back-formation from arm-twisting.

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Forms

arm-twists, arm-twisting, arm-twisted, arm-twisted
Base formarm-twist · to arm-twist
3rd person singulararm-twists
Present participlearm-twisting
Past simplearm-twisted
Past participlearm-twisted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyarm-twist
he, she, itarm-twists

Past simpleLesson

all personsarm-twisted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave arm-twisted
he, she, ithas arm-twisted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill arm-twist

Word family

1 related words
Derivedarm-twister

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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