extort (v)
squeeze#3 (v)
rack (v)
gouge (v)
wring (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 40
def obtain by coercion or intimidation
examples They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
Frame - 16 Somebody ----s something from somebody
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Hypernym overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
Derivationally related form gouge → gouger
Derivationally related form squeeze → squeeze
Derivationally related form extort → extortion; extort → extortion
Hyponym bleed
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Derivationally related form extortion → extort; extortion → extort
Derivationally related form squeeze → squeeze
Derivationally related form gouger → gouge
Hyponym overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
Hypernym bleed

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