Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Bullying; extortionate.

  2. (figuratively, not comparable, usually)Coercive, employing force.

More definitions
  • impelled by physical force especially against resistance

Origin

From strong + arm.

From strong + arm.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

strong-arm — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto