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What is another word for
lean on
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To depend upon for support
To suffocate a person's space as if to coerce them into doing something
To convince or manipulate
To subject to cruel or unjust treatment
To turn to as a substitute
To give (someone) orders in a domineering manner
To put pressure or press on
To move or urge on mentally or emotionally
To criticize or scold sternly
To strike or hit repeatedly
To persistently harass or bother
To persuade or convince someone not to do something
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Verb
▲
To depend upon for support
trust
rely on
depend on
count on
need
require
be dependent on
calculate on
be sure of
reckon on
bank on
bet on
swear by
have confidence in
expect
call on
look to
rely upon
trust in
place reliance on
be certain of
demand
believe in
involve
confide in
turn to
have faith in
plan on
believe
depend
have every confidence in
call for
necessitate
place confidence in
ask for
build on
gamble on
be sure about
swear
accept
buy
consider
swallow
take
accredit
cling to
be convinced by
put trust in
take something at face value
pin one's hopes on
credit
pin your faith on
place trust in
lay money on
take as gospel
bet bottom dollar on
be supported by
hang one's hat on
score
tab
aim for
rely
bargain for
rest on
expect from
stake on
heed
count upon
anticipate
be sustained by
bargain on
presume on
be unable to manage without
venture
assume
hope for
stake
wager
be confident of
take on trust
figure on
depend upon
take as read
take for granted
reckon with
look upon
look
put your faith in
fall for
go for
subscribe to
affirm
take something as gospel
acknowledge
buy into
lap up
give credence to
put confidence in
give credit to
regard as true
take at one's word
accept as true
take stock in
take as gospel truth
swallow something hook, line and sinker
swallow something hook, line, and sinker
favour
UK
favor
US
be convinced of
consider honest
attach weight to
consider truthful
approve
eat up
be persuaded of
presume true
take on
have no doubt in
agree to
assent to
give the benefit of the doubt
presume to be true
have
exploit
subscribe
build upon
consider to be true
hold to be true
allow
be certain about
be naive
take advantage of
take liberties with
rate
value
be duped by
be taken in by
be fooled by
be tricked by
be deceived by
take unfair advantage of
express confidence in
set store by
fancy
relish
countenance
like
approbate
depend on it
vouch for
suggest
advocate
go on the record for
put in a good word
plug
back
speak highly of
be satisfied with
compliment
stand by
be certain
praise
endorse
think highly of
speak well of
be rest assured about
be credulous
take it
have no doubt
keep the faith
more ❯
“He's always ready with a shoulder to
lean on
and like Bessie he can be a calming influence.”
Verb
▲
To suffocate a person's space as if to coerce them into doing something
crowd
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
pressure
press
smother
bulldoze
browbeat
dragoon
suffocate
harass
torment
hassle
railroad
put the screws on
strong-arm
bully
intimidate
coerce
compel
force
threaten
blackjack
terrorize
US
badger
menace
cow
push
terrorise
UK
bludgeon
harry
drive
oblige
impel
hector
hustle
domineer
tyrannize
US
constrain
put pressure on
make
prevail on
push around
hound
squeeze
put the squeeze on
tyrannise
UK
use strong-arm tactics on
oppress
bullyrag
steamroller
use pressure on
bring pressure to bear on
pick on
influence
impress
obligate
bogart
frighten
nag
sandbag
goad
brainwash
muscle
mau-mau
bluster
fast-talk
press-gang
turn on the heat
persecute
pester
prod
twist someone's arm
twist one's arm
put under an obligation
urge
scare
persuade
awe
plague
buffalo
boss about
boss around
enforce
act on
work on
require
subdue
overawe
bounce
concuss
shotgun
abuse
breathe down someone's neck
push about
put the chill on
ride roughshod over
force one's hand
put heat on
put the arm on
subjugate
necessitate
bother
bind
blackmail
overbear
despotize
walk heavy
ride roughshod
beset
daunt
work over
sell
come at
insist
politick
restrict
hinder
suppress
repress
compress
high pressure
make an offer they can't refuse
unnerve
ride
constrict
condense
squash
bring force to bear on
hold a gun to someone's head
put the heat on
have someone do something
dismay
affright
scare off
scare the bejesus out of
disconcert
rattle
faze
petrify
victimize
US
discomfit
mistreat
dishearten
terrify
embarrass
maltreat
psych out
mangle
put screws to
put the bite on
impose on
bring pressure to bear
scare hell out of
utter threats to
spook
whip around
issue threats to
kick about
victimise
UK
trample on
tread on
kick around
pressurize into
coerce into
bludgeon into
dragoon into
bully into
browbeat into
terrorize into
throw your weight around
induce
leave someone no option but to
intimidate into
make necessary
crack down
restrain
put through the wringer
lord it over
hold a gun to one's head
ramrod
dominate
torture
ill-treat
treat harshly
crush
be cruel to
aggrieve
distress
be brutal to
walk all over
enslave
grind down
put down
trample underfoot
scourge
overpower
master
rule
wrong
brutalize
US
trample
overwhelm
brutalise
UK
chasten
hold sway over
chivvy
keep down
vex
rule over
tyrannize over
hold down
bring someone to their knees
beat down
weigh heavy upon
rule with a rod of iron
rule with an iron hand
mess over
ill-use
afflict
manhandle
misuse
molest
mishandle
weaken
destroy
ruffle
conquer
heckle
dictate
antagonize
US
chivy
taunt
antagonise
UK
play the heavy with
order around
order about
dictate to
subordinate
domineer over
treat brutally
have someone under your thumb
rule despotically
keep under thumb
gain mastery over
gain control of
gain ascendancy over
render incapable
render powerless
bring to heel
render helpless
wheedle
cajole
importune
assail
argue
besiege
talk
sway
trouble
insist on
subject
hegemonize
exploit
overthrow
annoy
encumber
saddle
worry
outrage
strain
handicap
tax
control
put upon
more ❯
Verb
▲
To convince or manipulate
influence
convince
manipulate
persuade
inveigle
tempt
urge
beguile
brainwash
bribe
coax
coerce
control
direct
exploit
finagle
jockey
play
steer
sway
compel
counsel
dragoon
entice
impel
intimidate
lure
work
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
work upon
browbeat
cajole
incite
incline
induce
prejudice
prevail upon
pull strings with
talk round
twist someone's arm
bring round
color
US
colour
UK
suborn
turn
bring pressure to bear on
bring pressure to bear upon
carry weight with
cut any ice with
make yourself felt with
touch
pressure
wheedle
work on
put pressure on
soften up
put the squeeze on
convert
win over
talk into
bring around
sell
argue into
prevail on
move
sell one on
put across
prompt
bring
impress
hook
gain confidence of
twist one's arm
bring round to the idea of
make a believer
bias
get
motivate
propagandize
US
proselytize
US
propagandise
UK
proselytise
UK
proselyte
draw
wheedle into
reason
satisfy
cause to believe
convert to
work over
lead to believe
bring to senses
bring home to
bring to reason
prove to
poison
charm
win around
assure
win round
get somebody on your side
gain somebody's support
affect
change mind
make see the light
make someone see the light
show someone the error of their ways
show one the error of their ways
reassure
gain
argue
make certain
reach
guide
impact
strike
dispel someone's doubts
slant
inspire
jaundice
mould
UK
cause
cause to feel certain
reason someone into believing
dispel doubt
put someone's mind at rest
put mind at ease
impress to
demonstrate to
sell to
instigate
encourage
nobble
predispose
crack
bend
mold
US
carry
conduct
dispose
advise
drive
lead
exhort
make
procure
enlist
tell on
turn one's head
reason someone into
plead with
press someone into
turn somebody on to
get round
pressurize into
pressure someone into
lead to do
suck in
impact on
lead by the nose
prod into
wear down
win argument
effect
overcome
coax into
gain one's confidence
more ❯
Verb
▲
To subject to cruel or unjust treatment
have a down on
be against
be hostile to
be prejudiced against
be set against
disapprove of
show antagonism to
abuse
bear a grudge towards
bully
discriminate against
feel ill will towards
ill-treat
mistreat
persecute
pick on
push about
push around
show ill will towards
be down on
get at
harass
hound
maltreat
punish unfairly
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
torment
torture
hassle
have it in for
needle
give a hard time
make things hot for someone
use
stack the deck
oppress
victimize
US
demonize
US
beat
immolate
demonise
UK
victimise
UK
have your knife into
get on someone's back
tyrannize
US
tyrannise
UK
nag
be on at someone
find fault with
punish repeatedly and unfairly
carp at
attack
bait
make fun of
single out
bedevil
goad
harry
grumble at
badger
tease
more ❯
Verb
▲
To turn to as a substitute
fall back on
resort to
turn to
call on
depend on
have recourse to
look to
rely on
call into action
call into play
call into service
employ
make use of
press into service
use
utilize
US
avail oneself of
utilise
UK
bring into play
refer to
bring into service
draw on
exercise
talk to
consult
ask for help
go to
work
extract
take from
exploit
turn
approach
call upon
address
descend to
give in to
stoop to
sink to
avail yourself of
adopt
run to
appeal to
put to use
affect
recur
resort
apply
head for
try
recur to
benefit by
take up
take advantage of
operate
ply
implement
engage
handle
manipulate
harness
wield
deploy
find a use for
run
field
appropriate
put into service
turn to account
put to good use
make do with
turn to good account
manoeuvre
UK
maneuver
US
bring to bear
bring into action
call in
avail
control
guide
direct
channel
capitalize on
mobilise
UK
mobilize
US
onboard
organise
UK
organize
US
practice
US
practise
UK
exert
involve
devote
occupy
put into practice
use up
look up
seek advice from
take counsel from
ask
check in on
refer
execute
initiate
invoke
put into effect
call into use
launch
enforce
put into use
enjoy
gain from
derive benefit from
work with
advance
benefit from
consume
do with
profit by
bring into effective action
make the most of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To give (someone) orders in a domineering manner
boss
order
command
direct
domineer
push
browbeat
bully
dominate
oversee
run
superintend
bulldoze
captain
control
dictate
govern
lead
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
quarterback
railroad
supervise
sway
administrate
head
manage
rule
spearhead
call the tune
give orders
lord it over
ride roughshod over
take charge
try to control
walk all over
be in charge
call the shots
lay down the law
preside over
boss about
boss around
give orders to
order about
order around
tell someone what to do
use strong-arm tactics on
impose one's will on
throw one's weight about
throw your weight around
tyrannize
US
intimidate
oppress
hector
subjugate
persecute
threaten
terrorize
US
menace
overbear
prevail
predominate
preponderate
reign
bluster
squeeze
swagger
henpeck
bend
lord
terrorise
UK
tyrannise
UK
strong-arm
push around
push about
run things
keep under thumb
be in the saddle
bend to your will
rule with a rod of iron
lord over
dictate to
lead by the nose
rule the roost
put the screws on
be in the driver's seat
run the show
be overbearing
push the buttons
rule with an iron hand
kick around
trample on
handle
guide
overlook
administer
conduct
regulate
be in charge of
steward
be in control of
operate
head up
hold sway over
be at the helm of
pilot
organize
US
steer
organise
UK
tend
carry on
keep
be in command of
influence
look after
be the boss of
be responsible for
be the leader of
reign over
master
take over
pull the strings
exercise control over
have control of
sit on top of
orchestrate
have charge of
mastermind
officiate
take care of
ride herd on
care for
chair
helm
micromanage
be in driver's seat
lead the way
execute
take the helm
be in the driving seat
have authority over
be the head of
be in power over
front
watch
tend to
watch over
moderate
be at the helm
hold the reins
call the shots in
prevail over
be head of
take charge of
carry out
hegemonize
subject
drive
marshal
UK
inspect
overrule
preside
chaperon
discipline
coach
marshall
US
minister
shepherd
observe
advise
deal with
judge
mediate
rule over
crack the whip
hold office
hold down
take the chair
call the tune in
assume command of
call the shots of
take the chair of
be on duty
coordinate
overshadow
eclipse
monopolize
US
outshine
mind
attend
maintain
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
skipper
umpire
monopolise
UK
referee
wield
officer
be in saddle
honcho
have one's way
pull the wires
hold sway
have authority
have control over
wear the trousers
exercise authority over
call the signals
keep an eye on
play first fiddle
take the reins
take the reins of
have upper hand
be foremost
be in authority over
be at the head of
hold dominion over
exercise power
dragoon
be domineering
be dogmatic
own
host
arbitrate
call
introduce
see
ordain
commandeer
outnumber
superabound
officiate at
assume command over
act the tin god
reign supreme
show the way
call the shots on
dictate terms
eye
engineer
call the tune for
detract from
render
herd
manipulate
point in the right direction
have the say
control the affairs of
put on the right track
dispose
baby-sit
keep one's eye on
be on duty at
take in hand
sort out
minister to
emcee
serve
address
field
negotiate
occupy throne
wear the crown
exercise authority
serve the people
assume command
hold dominion
be in power
maintain order
facilitate
take
hack
adjudicate
call upon
instruct
treat
take forward
work
engage in
ply
be responsible
overpower
take the lead
conquer
subordinate
subdue
vanquish
act
carry out official duties
perform official duties
function
do the honors
pacify
have under one's thumb
have ascendancy over
have the whip hand over
have the upper hand over
rule the roost in
have the upper hand in
have mastery over
manage people
call the play
launch
initiate
pioneer
bring
persuade
motivate
start
prompt
produce
spur
originate
cause
move
affect
regiment
besteer
bewield
puppeteer
set off
trail-blaze
be in the van
be in the front line of
blaze the trail
set in motion
be in the vanguard of
lead the way in
bring on
be in the van of
be in the forefront of
lay the first stone
be the driving force behind
put in motion
get the jump on
lead the way for
go out in front
be the boss
have someone in the palm of one's hand
have a hold over
hold the purse strings
hold purse strings
have someone eating out of one's hand
have something in the palm of one's hand
push buttons
have someone in one's hip pocket
more ❯
Verb
▲
To put pressure or press on
bear down on
press
depress
thrust
press down
push down
push
hold down
thumb
bear heavily
wedge
pinion
weigh on
weigh upon
bear down
hold
pin
pin down
jam
ram
move
tack
compress
level
shove
pack
cram
force
force down
exert pressure on
hit
nudge
squeeze
tap
poke
strike
squash
flatten
downbear
move downward
smush
smoosh
mash
touch
drive
jab
squish
bump
propel
impel
bulldoze
jostle
shoot
heave
plunge
budge
hustle
bundle
steamroll
prod
bore
knock
manhandle
rush
elbow
shift
boost
crash
butt
railroad
jolt
bull
jam on
send
stick
shoulder
muscle
sweep
move forward
push aside
crush against
press on
launch into
push hard
strong-arm
rest on
push forward
set in motion
put in motion
Verb
▲
To move or urge on mentally or emotionally
drive
compel
press
coerce
oblige
prompt
spur
inspire
make
prod
propel
actuate
encourage
goad
instigate
motivate
impress
incentivise
UK
incentivize
US
induce
push
rouse
animate
arouse
stimulate
goose
prick
egg on
spirit up
act upon
put up to
ride herd on
adjure
enjoin
admonish
charge
pressurize
US
pressure
call on
put pressure on
pressurise
UK
use pressure on
implore
entreat
beseech
urge
exhort
caution
nudge
incite
insist
nag
call upon
put the heat on
put the screws on
insist on
railroad into
appeal to
bulldoze into
try to persuade
advise
counsel
bid
persuade
command
order
direct
demand
require
instruct
tell
ordain
decree
exact
dictate
claim
impose
prescribe
rule
quest
warn
appoint
stipulate for
plead with
call for
give the command to
give the order to
press for
boss around
clamor for
beg
plead
influence
dragoon
appeal
constrain
request
maneuver
US
ask
solicit
sanction
manoeuvre
UK
move
propose
wheedle
push for
advance
psych up
prevail on
promote
twist someone's arm
rationalize
US
countenance
rationalise
UK
fire up
tempt
commend
conjure
impel
provoke
stir
cause
trigger
excite
force
lead
activate
bring
spur on
spark
galvanize
US
incline
sway
stir up
galvanise
UK
inspirit
get
predispose
convince
sting
work
pique
fire
dispose
mobilize
US
mobilise
UK
precipitate
key up
send
work up
rally
steer
sic
occasion
draw
inflame
bring around
prevail upon
set off
set going
turn on
talk into
spark off
touch off
bias
hound
whip up
start
foment
affect
generate
awaken
coax
quicken
turn
egg
convert
agitate
impassion
waken
trigger off
light a fire under
win over
bring about
strike
cause to be
cause to become
touch
condition
badger
hustle
harass
prejudice
predetermine
challenge
determine
leave
kindle
enkindle
entice
set afoot
give incentive to
give incentive
set astir
lead to
govern
make willing
invigorate
US
render
embolden
evoke
cajole
procure
envigorate
UK
tend
inveigle
whip
verge
set in motion
put in motion
bring round
exhilarate
act as a stimulus to
make of a mind to
get going
rev up
sell one on
drum up
have
reduce
gain
satisfy
electrify
root
catalyze
US
enthuse
remind
chivvy
aim
summon
catalyse
UK
put a bomb under
impose on
bully
needle
elicit
boost
act as an incentive to
bend
roust
lash
titillate
fire the enthusiasm of
fire the imagination of
steel
move toward
get someone going
hearten
uplift
impact
empower
vitalize
orient
engender
catapult
refresh
help
necessitate
incentify
prepare
initiate
jumpstart
create
work into lather
prime
energize
US
produce
cultivate
teach
indoctrinate
raise
run
begin
buoy
energise
UK
abet
cheer on
hint to
pep up
boost up
pump up
suggest to
make expectant
move forwards
make you of a mind to
train
get moving
whet
bother
wake up
give rise to
kick-start
bring on
crank up
advocate
expedite
drive on
pester
push forwards
wake
agitate for
agitate against
inspan
get to
pound
browbeat
recommend
hassle
bring into being
call forth
set on
call into being
bring out
draw forth
whomp up
harry
lure
sell
reason
propagandize
US
enlist
proselytize
US
speed up
dig
give
proselyte
propagandise
UK
proselytise
UK
brainwash
impress on
pour it on
prevail
effectuate
favour
UK
favor
US
put to work
gain confidence of
wheedle into
win argument
cause to believe
get round
talk round
pressurize into
bring to senses
work over
reason someone into
lead to believe
prod into
press someone into
turn somebody on to
pressure someone into
argue into
convert to
prove to
lead to do
wear down
give the incentive to
root on
act as a incentive to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To criticize or scold sternly
rebuke
scold
berate
admonish
castigate
denounce
reprimand
reproach
upbraid
blast
carpet
lambast
baste
censure
chastise
chide
condemn
criticise
UK
criticize
US
monster
rate
reprove
blame
hammer
keelhaul
lambaste
lecture
rag
rake
rap
reprehend
rip
wig
bollock
flay
jaw
row
score
jawbone
monish
objurgate
fry
oppose
trim
trounce
zap
tell off
lay into
pull up
remonstrate with
tear into
dress down
rail against
rail at
tick off
bawl out
chew out
jump on
pitch into
rant at
ream out
give someone a bollocking
lace into
let someone have it
slap down
tongue-lash
blow up
give a talking-to
haul over the coals
have a go at
read the riot act
sound off
tear apart
carp on
give a rocket
give someone a caning
jump down one's throat
call down
call on the carpet
come down on
give someone a row
give someone a wigging
go after
take to task
climb all over
give someone a mouthful
rap over the knuckles
give someone a dressing-down
give someone an earful
give someone a roasting
give someone a rollicking
give someone a telling-off
give someone hell
tear off a strip
give someone a rating
give someone what for
attack
excoriate
slam
abuse
slate
vituperate
savage
bash
flame
diss
trash
assail
lash
scathe
chasten
belabor
US
rail
potshot
ream
belabour
UK
put down
blow up at
give someone some stick
drag over the coals
rake over the coals
put on the mat
send someone away with a flea in their ear
criticize severely
lay out
slap on the wrist
rap someone the knuckles
revile
vilify
knock
pan
slag off
disparage
pillory
find fault with
roast
rubbish
pummel
US
crucify
denigrate
harangue
reprobate
pummelled
UK
bag
malign
fulminate against
slash
inveigh against
bad-mouth
run down
cut up
skewer
arraign
decry
deprecate
impugn
light into
pull apart
nag
tear a strip off
slur
asperse
denunciate
blister
rip into
derogate
pull to pieces
pick holes in
yell at
cane
scorch
fault
besmirch
cast aspersions on
slag
smear
give a piece of one's mind
sail into
vituperate against
rollick
animadvert on
execrate
fulminate
discipline
pour scorn on
exprobate
find fault
inveigh
dis
lay down the law
scourge
sledge
give a bad press to
skin
maul
slap someone's wrist
take apart
hit out at
curse
take to pieces
shoot down
give someone a bad press
cut down
nitpick about
throw brickbats at
pick to pieces
punish
declaim
accuse
rave at
go on at
cavil
check
insult
disapprove of
slander
carp at
lash into
anathematize
calumniate
thunder
defame
rage
give some stick to
taunt
scorn
take down
rant
lash out at
bring to book
stigmatize
US
fustigate
backbite
take to the woodshed
correct
dispraise
slang
stigmatise
UK
recriminate
slap
judge
carp
call over the coals
caution
come down hard on
expostulate
lesson
tear to pieces
cavil at
go for the jugular
shout at
slight
give something a bad press
give flak to
express disapproval of
nit-pick
bag on
call to account
talk to
pick at
nag at
kick up a stink about
belittle
minimize
US
discount
libel
persecute
oppress
proscribe
deplore
lampoon
traduce
ridicule
hose
minimise
UK
contemn
protest
shellac
injure
fume
discredit
vociferate
ostracize
US
animadvert
ostracise
UK
whip
storm
lash out
hit
speak out
preach
drub
objurate
visit
nitpick
clobber
tie into
expostulate about
scarify
slug
call out
make a stand
beat up on
swear at
bite someone's head off
cuss out
do a number on
have someone on the carpet
give one hell
jump all over
wade into
throw shade
lam into
get at
declaim against
throw the book at
make a fuss about
mouth off about
mete out punishment to
draw the line
give a going over
tell a thing or two
strongly criticize
get after
crack down on
go on about
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
complain about
make an example of
pass judgment
scoff at
put someone on the hot seat
pass strictures upon
pin your ears back
give the business
crawl all over
kick up a fuss about
speak to
let fly at
put someone on the griddle
jump down someone's throat
burn someone's ears
do down
come down on like a ton of bricks
tear to shreds
nitpick over
teach a lesson
find lacking
reprimand severely
refute
hit out
exprobrate
satirize
US
attask
beat
reject
argue with
assault verbally
satirise
UK
disagree with
offend
cudgel
deride
strike
smother
earbash
warn
pile in
harass
adjure
advise
counsel
accost
start on
start in
threap
moralise
UK
moralize
US
prosecute
harsh
take on
chew
speak
impeach
indict
take
protest strongly
cast a slur on
yelp
yap
bawl
blacken someone's reputation
ride
zing
miscall
jump on one's case
snap someone's head off
rebuff
incriminate
remonstrate
dishonor
US
twit
dishonour
UK
disgrace
rake over coals
scream at
criticize harshly
dress-down
fluff
slog
make a protest
rant about
deliver a tirade to
destroy
scratch
lacerate
lance
cut
incise
give tongue-lashing
round on
let fly
have words with
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
penalize
US
have words
give a tongue-lashing
set upon
be rude to
call names
blow off
cut to the quick
have your knife in
sound off to
rap across the knuckles
severely reprimand
give someone a carpeting
eat out
criticize hatefully
take down a peg
give a hard time
get on
burn one's ears
lay on
give comeuppance
have at
work over
show up
charge with
skin alive
give bad press
cut to bits
dump on
give someone stick
give something a battering
weigh into
do a hatchet job on
give someone bondi
bring to account
lose one's temper with
keep after
rap knuckles
call to task
point the finger
give the devil
send someone away with a flea in his
lower the boom
give the dickens
rag on
rank on
give going-over
give piece of mind
trash-talk
criticize strongly
tear down
be hard on
pick on
recompense
sort out
give a black eye
look askance
pick apart
penalise
UK
throw shade at
rave
spout
protest against
bluster
huff
menace
intimidate
take a stand
give a lesson to
take disciplinary action against
disapprove
vociferate about
animadvert upon
vilipend
depreciate
frame
rant and rave
pronounce
name
adjudge
rile
growl
declare unfit
send up
put away
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
send up the river
cry down
bark at
kick
challenge
object
complain
rage against
protest strongly at
oppose strongly
thunder against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
remonstrate about
make a stand against
take issue with
object to
raise objections to
make a protest against
put up a fight against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
take great exception to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To strike or hit repeatedly
maul
beat
thrash
pound
batter
thump
whip
belt
bash
wallop
lash
hammer
pummelled
UK
pummel
US
flog
buffet
drub
tan
pelt
whale
bludgeon
club
lick
birch
bat
slog
hide
lambaste
switch
slate
thresh
lace
paddle
lather
whop
pommel
lambast
baste
whap
whup
tromp
fib
belabour
UK
belabor
US
curry
hit
do
bang
assault
flagellate
paste
flail
lacerate
mutilate
manhandle
wax
bung up
rough up
work over
punch out
mess up
beat up
knock around
knock about
let someone have it
break face
take care of
put in the hospital
strike
clobber
smack
whack
knock
punch
clout
thwack
cudgel
slug
slap
sock
bop
rap
biff
swat
box
punish
crack
smite
lam
slam
spank
cane
bust
smash
clip
swipe
clock
clap
bonk
nail
beat the living daylights out of
bob
zap
tag
strap
whomp
beat up on
rain blows on
deck
attack
bruise
welt
boff
lace into
larrup
lay into
lay one on
give someone a hiding
give someone a good hiding
knock into the middle of next week
scourge
leather
break
abuse
slash
cowhide
horsewhip
rawhide
flay
tonk
maltreat
ram
trounce
mash
do over
cuff
chastise
assail
tap
drum
plug
forge
draw
slosh
thud
quilt
crush
dong
swinge
pitch into
light into
hit hard
stick one on
chin
blister
drive
mistreat
knob
finial
saddlebow
handle
bump
impact
jerk
whisk
shake
defeat
thump on
knock on
hit repeatedly
bear down
bash up
wear out
duff up
fill in
brutalize
US
paddlewhack
contuse
brutalise
UK
cosh
wham
trash
beat to a pulp
tan one's hide
give someone a drubbing
give someone a beating
warm someone's seat
dust someone's britches
fustigate
blackjack
aim blows at
flutter
flop
flap
ferule
give someone a good beating
give someone a good drubbing
let have it
rain blows upon
strike with a stick
beat with a stick
injure
malleate
wound
tear into
damage
weigh into
set on
harm
impair
disable
incapacitate
gash
graze
scratch
hurt
cut
bang up
put out
pulverize
US
cause pain to
pinch
mangle
scrape
cause injury to
maim
pulverise
UK
total
pop
crash
jab
blow
dot
sail into
get stuck into
have a go at
crown
floor
set about
hook
king-hit
thrust
set upon
chop
ding
skelp
dash
blast
butt
collide
impinge
let fly at
sucker-punch
lash out at
slam into
welly
stab
mug
jump
turn on
poke
collide with
smash into
bang into
run into
bump into
crash into
crack into
be in collision with
knock into
dash against
crack against
propel
pat
impel
twack
clump
kick
catch
fall on
zonk
lob
KO
fall upon
meet head-on
pounce on
knock against
plough into
be hurled
roughhouse
bombard
sink
shove
spike
bam
bushwhack
kick in
plunge
elbow
afflict
pulp
take out
plant one
conk
hack
send
hang one on
chip
scud
swing
blip
jog
lash out
beat someone up
give someone a hot bottom
contact
put over one's knee
make someone feel the back of one's hand
hit out
stroke
fillip
haymaker
dig
screw
push
swing at
uppercut
hit out at
lay a finger on
duke
pellet
blitz
stone
flax
percuss
brain
dab
whang
prod
run
assault physically
hit for six
lunge
box someone's ears
knock out
ride roughshod
let fly
sock it to
knock cold
land a punch
sideswipe
bust up
pick
stinger
stripe
plump
connect with
jackhammer
stick
give a black eye
carom
knock someone's lights out
strike at
knock for a loop
knock block off
physically attack
crunch
beat someone's brains out
jostle
bunt
jar
clatter
come down on
go for
haul off on
slap around
jump down one's throat
pounce upon
crash against
cannon into
drive into
come into collision with
smack into
invade
battle
get at
round on
fire at
strike head-on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To persistently harass or bother
harry
harass
bother
annoy
plague
torment
pester
hassle
worry
badger
trouble
irritate
persecute
vex
hound
bug
nag
disturb
bedevil
irk
aggravate
upset
distress
agitate
perturb
molest
beleaguer
chivvy
fret
bully
stress
pursue
gnaw
chivy
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
keep on at
go on at
give someone grief
drive up the wall
give a hard time
be on your back
drive round the bend
get in your hair
drive round the twist
breathe down someone's neck
put pressure on
bring pressure to bear on
be in someone's hair
tease
provoke
needle
ride
afflict
bait
torture
oppress
beset
exasperate
dog
heckle
goad
hector
devil
nettle
pick on
gall
ruffle
chafe
importune
mither
peeve
nark
get to
rile
rack
anger
agonize
US
get
displease
anguish
harrow
grate
pain
besiege
wind up
heavy
disquiet
pique
strain
discompose
get on your nerves
try
eat
keep after
burn up
curse
agonise
UK
taunt
put out
hurt
hack off
rub up the wrong way
infuriate
spite
incense
madden
nudge
perplex
fluster
ail
miff
rankle
rag
victimize
US
unsettle
work on
get at
burden
rattle
rasp
tick off
frost
victimise
UK
enrage
faze
concern
fuss
harp on at
excruciate
rib
grieve
bend someone's ear
mock
discommode
be at
give someone the hump
assail
gnaw at
dun
henpeck
gripe
itch
antagonize
US
haunt
haze
aggrieve
frustrate
unhinge
tantalize
US
alarm
tantalise
UK
gravel
drive crazy
exercise
give a bad time
antagonise
UK
make angry
drive mad
make someone see red
mess with
get across
tee off
get under your skin
hack you off
attack
get your back up
intimidate
scare
chaff
insult
inflame
razz
prod
embarrass
gibe
offend
flurry
rark
outrage
tear
dismay
martyr
frazzle
discomfort
depress
weigh down
distemper
distract
peck at
derail
disconcert
alarum
hagride
cause suffering to
exacerbate
undo
niggle
pick at
discombobulate
eat at
make fun of
be on one's case
make somebody's hackles rise
grumble at
get on one's nerves
weird out
freak out
make your blood boil
take the mickey
make waves
put your back up
hit where one lives
rub the wrong way
be on the back of
kid
josh
mistreat
joke
roast
affect
blight
scold
barrage
ply
wound
confuse
berate
banter
browbeat
deride
ridicule
terrorize
US
tax
press
guy
disgust
frighten
bite
upbraid
grip
crucify
be a nuisance to
sadden
tyrannize
US
burn
wrong
terrorise
UK
interrupt
sledge
egg on
drive bananas
push
unnerve
tyrannise
UK
intrude upon
throw
give the business
shake
impose on
grate on
carp at
rag on
roil
injure
abrade
break
get on your wick
make cross
bum out
hump
poke fun at
find fault with
lie heavy on
moan at
drive to distraction
make anxious
put down
T-off
get your goat
keep complaining to
get on someone's back
fire up
make things hot for someone
make it hot for someone
turn off
rankle with
single out
cheese off
get your dander up
pull someone's leg
stir up
rattle someone's cage
prey on your mind
try your patience
ruffle one's feathers
give someone the pip
take the piss out of
get up someone's nose
raise your hackles
wring
goose
give someone hell
bewilder
roust
accost
pother
terrify
breath down someone's neck
drive nuts
curdle
discomfit
incommode
tear away at
be prey to
insist
remind
mess
joke with
insist on
push someon's buttons
noodge
bullyrag
disparage
get on the nerves of
get in the hair of
overwhelm
yap at
scratch around
entangle
hamper
get someone's wick
be a thorn in someone's flesh
get your hackles up
prey on
nag at
affront
search high heaven
aggress
be the victim of
dragoon
expel
beat
hunt
exile
weigh heavily on
criticize
US
reproach
revile
domineer
discountenance
push button
heat up
sweat
fear
stew
punish
chide
confound
put the squeeze on
ask for it
put someone's nose out of joint
spook
puzzle
override
egg
urge
stress out
jump on one's case
strap
nit-pick
prick
indispose
desolate
jerk around
criticise
UK
incite
grind
psych
rattle one's cage
fall upon
fall on
grill
drive you up the wall
start in on
cause anguish to
give the needle
start
dominate
enslave
get the knife into
stick the knife into
be a pest to
play cat and mouse
rub salt in wound
put through wringer
despair
arouse anxiety in
make miserable
do a number on
throw off balance
make wretched
push buttons
make it tough for
weigh on
cut up
make uneasy
cause concern to
make uncomfortable
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
cause discomfort to
flip out
abuse
beleague
test
get across someone
set on
work into lather
set off
send into a rage
take a rise out of
get a rise out of
find fault
exploit
manipulate
maltreat
humiliate
violate
cause anxiety to
chagrin
smite
be autocratic
dissatisfy
discriminate against
moan on at
be down on
take it out on
belittle
ill-treat
tyrannize over
sweat out
be a great weight on
raid
bust someone's balls
bust chops
have a down on
have it in for
mess with someone's head
weigh heavily on one's mind
do someone's head in
strike
take
visit
buffet
misuse
abase
cause trouble to
fester
be a pain in the neck
mix up
be a thorn in someone's side
ravage
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
be bothered
cause anxiety
weigh heavily on someone's mind
be a weight on someone's mind
gnaw away at
wear on
hang over
gnaw away
dump on
ill-use
martyrize
take advantage of
do an injustice to
jive
maraud
rally
savage
satirize
US
go for jugular
give no quarter
lay a bad trip on
step on the toes of
twit
fun
lacerate
quiz
chiack
mutilate
claw
mangle
maul
kill
shuck
press hard
attack repeatedly
smoke
rot
spoof
slam
sound
snap
satirise
UK
laugh at
inconvenience
scoff at
set upon
jeer at
jibe at
send up
goof on
make jokes about
be sarcastic about
poke mullock at
make sport of
sling off at
go for
tear at
swipe at
make a monkey of
mess around
put on
pull one's leg
poke borak at
flirt with
have on
flout at
lead on
bore
impede
cross
hinder
pull at
tear to pieces
get on someone's case
mortify
disgruntle
sting
disoblige
dishearten
discourage
dispirit
deject
daunt
shock
cut to the quick
cast down
demoralize
US
disrupt
sicken
crush
traumatize
US
ire
enflame
mad
demoralise
UK
traumatise
UK
eat away at
hurt somebody's feelings
steam up
horrify
appal
UK
nauseate
embitter
appall
US
weary
jar on
slight
confront
sour
scandalize
US
chill
put to trouble
jar
repel
disappoint
excite
cow
devastate
dampen
slap
dash
dis
debilitate
scandalise
UK
hang up
shake up
make unhappy
get down
be a burden to
rub you up the wrong way
face
beat down
set one's teeth on edge
try the patience of
stir
jeer
unman
floor
harm
diss
revolt
repulse
disrespect
disaffect
fool around
sap
cavil
jangle
wear
rouse
bring down
bum
hack
tire
stretch
craze
break one's heart
impose
give offence to
dampen spirits
put a damper on
move
cause agony to
press down on
make discontented
put off
inflict anguish on
drain
obsess
acerbate
get someone
be a burden on
umbrage
possess
get on the wrong side of
shatter
give trouble
work up
stick in one's craw
make despondent
dull
wear out
make it tough
make someone fed up
do in
niggle at
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knock for six
put on the spot
derange
bedog
preoccupy
belabour
UK
steam
chevy
damage
carp
grizzle
kid around
tangle
get even
upset the applecart
cut
wig
empurple
belabor
US
bombard
push one's buttons
be in someone's way
rile up
interfere
meddle
turn
incapacitate
flip
cramp
drive insane
brown off
discontent
overcharge
get on someone
scar
scorn
snit
pet
tiff
huff
hit a sour note
exhaust
make an enemy of somebody
lie heavily on
key up
turn on
lay up
zing
be hurtful to
bleed
mourn
cause anguish
cause suffering
cause offense
lambaste
cause sorrow
barrack
boo
put on edge
get on
set on edge
misplease
weigh
come back to haunt
make blue
drag down
break the heart of
put into a funk
cause resentment to
cause annoyance to
rock the boat
make a scene
be a weight on one's mind
run up the wrong way
sneer
stroke someone's hair the wrong way
sear
shout down
consternate
grind at
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
resent
interfere with
eat up
chasten
disenchant
suppress
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lower
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deeply upset
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hiss
barge in on
intrude on
flout
unstring
abominate
put
jar upon
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disdain
play dirty
irritate greatly
hurt deeply
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abash
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
wear upon
offend morals of
horn in on
knock the wind out of
rasp one's nerves
devitalize
scout
dispraise
slander
put to some trouble
take control of
throw a curve
knock props out
make demands on
make severe demands on
put a strain on
tire out
take aback
create difficulties for
flummox
harsh one's mellow
fill with loathing
butt in on
drive you crazy
cause pain to
lose patience
dish out
dish it out
give it to
stick it to
envenom
shout at
fuddle
drive you out of your mind
drive you off your head
drive you to distraction
make somebody's blood boil
drive you round the twist
make you see red
make livid
drive out of mind
drive you round the bend
have had enough
become bored
exhaust someone's patience
grate at
humble
defeat
overcome
reluct
give a zinger
give the cold shoulder
awe
jest
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jab
dig
lout
twitter
butt in
shout catcalls at
make game of
poison
alienate
inflict
overawe
bear down on
damp down
sneer at
droop
repress
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make nervous
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put someone off their stroke
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wisecrack
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jape
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cast a pall over
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gag
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jolly
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yuck
yuk
disadvantage
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pretend
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darken
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enervate
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cause to lose heart
dampen someone's hopes
cause to lose hope
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knock the stuffing out of
harsh someone's mellow
make one's heart bleed
give someone the blues
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cast a gloom upon
run down
make gloomy
bear down
make someone's heart bleed
make sad
reduce to tears
knock sideways
bring tears to your eyes
keep under
dash hopes
break someone's spirit
throw cold water on
break someone's heart
play
jaundice
empoison
make resentful
make bitter
fool about
yank someone's chain
be facetious
avenge
crunch
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worsen
cause someone difficulty
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force upon
bring down on
overdo
acidulate
estrange
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bitter
venom
be a problem to
cause to feel emotional strain
cause to feel mental strain
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To persuade or convince someone not to do something
dissuade
deter
discourage
prevent
disincline
inhibit
stop
disadvise
dehort
divert
deprecate
sidetrack
counsel
derail
put off
scare off
advise against
warn off
caution against
talk out of
persuade against
turn aside
exhort against
remonstrate against
thwart one's attempts
warn against
urge against
turn off
advise not to
argue out of
persuade not to
urge not to
expostulate against
throw off
cry out against
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
discountenance
counsel against
keep from
frighten off
sway
hinder
change somebody's mind
turn against
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
scare out of
put a damper on
act like a wet blanket
scare away
drive away
frighten away
chase off
frighten
dissuade from
deter from
discourage from
divert from
talk someone out of something
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