coerce (v)
hale (v)
squeeze#1 (v)
pressure (v)
force (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
examples He squeezed her for information
Frame - 24 Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Frame - 30 Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Outgoing links
Cause act, move
Hypernym compel, oblige, obligate
Derivationally related form force → force
Derivationally related form force → force
Derivationally related form pressure → pressure
Derivationally related form pressure → pressure
Derivationally related form squeeze → squeeze
Derivationally related form coerce → coercive; coerce → coercion
Derivationally related form coerce → coercion
Hyponym turn up the heat, turn up the pressure; drive; bludgeon; steamroller, steamroll; squeeze for; dragoon, sandbag, railroad; terrorize, terrorise; bring oneself
Incoming links
Derivationally related form coercive → coerce; coercion → coerce
Derivationally related form coercion → coerce
Derivationally related form squeeze → squeeze
Derivationally related form force → force
Derivationally related form pressure → pressure
Derivationally related form force → force
Derivationally related form pressure → pressure
Hypernym turn up the heat, turn up the pressure; drive; bludgeon; steamroller, steamroll; squeeze for; dragoon, sandbag, railroad; terrorize, terrorise; bring oneself
Hyponym compel, oblige, obligate

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