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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 force or oblige (someone) to act
To give (someone) orders in a domineering manner
To put pressure or press on
To be in contact with and supported by something
To subject to cruel or unjust treatment
To criticize or scold sternly
To strike or hit repeatedly
To persistently harass or bother
To persuade or convince someone not to do something
To turn to as a substitute
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Verb
▲
To depend upon for support
need
require
rely on
count on
depend on
be dependent on
trust
calculate on
be sure of
bank on
reckon on
bet on
swear by
have confidence in
call on
look to
expect
rely upon
trust in
place reliance on
be certain of
demand
believe in
involve
confide in
turn to
have faith in
believe
depend
have every confidence in
call for
necessitate
place confidence in
plan on
ask for
build on
gamble on
be sure about
swear
be confident of
assume
take on trust
figure on
depend upon
take as read
bargain on
hope for
take for granted
presume on
anticipate
cling to
be supported by
hang one's hat on
score
tab
aim for
rely
bargain for
rest on
expect from
stake on
heed
count upon
be sustained by
accept
buy
consider
be unable to manage without
swallow
take
accredit
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
reckon with
look upon
look
put your faith in
lean
count
reckon
calculate
bank
hope
bargain
bet
take into account
make provision for
be certain about
provide
allow
make allowance for
be looking to
commit to
plan
place reliance
ride on coattails
entrust
be prepared
go on the record for
express confidence in
set store by
stand by
be certain
foresee
contemplate
imagine
look for
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
terrorize
US
threaten
menace
terrorise
UK
cow
hector
domineer
tyrannize
US
push around
coerce
tyrannise
UK
pick on
badger
oppress
bullyrag
use strong-arm tactics on
blackjack
persecute
frighten
bogart
bludgeon
harry
bluster
mau-mau
scare
compel
hound
awe
steamroller
plague
boss about
boss around
force
subdue
overawe
buffalo
enforce
abuse
push about
ride roughshod over
put heat on
hustle
constrain
daunt
oblige
subjugate
unnerve
dismay
ride
disconcert
affright
scare off
twist someone's arm
scare the bejesus out of
victimize
US
rattle
faze
mistreat
terrify
petrify
maltreat
discomfit
dishearten
scare hell out of
utter threats to
spook
whip around
issue threats to
embarrass
psych out
turn on the heat
kick about
victimise
UK
trample on
tread on
kick around
squeeze
put pressure on
nag
goad
push
impel
put through the wringer
put the chill on
lord it over
twist one's arm
hold a gun to one's head
force one's hand
dominate
ill-treat
treat harshly
crush
be cruel to
torture
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
manhandle
mishandle
misuse
ill-use
mess over
suppress
enslave
repress
aggrieve
distress
be brutal to
walk all over
trample underfoot
hurt
harm
wrong
trample
keep down
put down
hold down
grind down
bring someone to their knees
rule with a rod of iron
rule with an iron hand
overpower
master
rule
overbear
dictate
overwhelm
beset
neglect
chasten
hold sway over
chivvy
vex
order around
order about
rule over
tyrannize over
dictate to
treat badly
beat down
knock about
domineer over
weigh heavy upon
treat brutally
have someone under your thumb
rule despotically
keep under thumb
take apart
injure
play the heavy with
ruffle
maul
molest
conquer
heckle
antagonize
US
chivy
taunt
antagonise
UK
handle roughly
dump on
knock around
subordinate
gain mastery over
gain control of
gain ascendancy over
render incapable
render powerless
bring to heel
render helpless
wheedle
drive
cajole
importune
assail
make
obligate
argue
sandbag
besiege
talk
impress
sway
muscle
misemploy
put the heat on
prevail on
come at
trouble
insist on
have someone do something
prostitute
batter
subject
hegemonize
exploit
overthrow
scourge
annoy
encumber
despotize
saddle
worry
outrage
strain
handicap
tax
control
put upon
put screws to
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 force or oblige (someone) to act
compel
force
drive
make
impel
oblige
urge
constrain
pressure
press
bulldoze
railroad
coerce
dragoon
push
require
blackjack
coerce into
hustle
impress
muscle
obligate
pressurize into
sandbag
steamroller
bludgeon into
browbeat into
bully into
dragoon into
prevail on
strong-arm
concuss
induce
intimidate into
restrain
shotgun
squeeze
terrorize into
crack down
make necessary
put under an obligation
put the screws on
throw your weight around
twist one's arm
leave someone no option but to
put the arm on
put the chill on
turn on the heat
pressurize
US
pressurise
UK
put pressure on
browbeat
use pressure on
goad
prod
bully
intimidate
influence
put the squeeze on
nag
badger
harass
bludgeon
bring pressure to bear on
brainwash
press-gang
fast-talk
hound
threaten
harry
pester
persuade
spur
prompt
twist someone's arm
encourage
propel
stimulate
adjure
enjoin
admonish
insist
charge
act on
work on
egg on
put the heat on
call on
bounce
cow
instigate
inspire
implore
terrorize
US
entreat
menace
beseech
terrorise
UK
hassle
exhort
prick
nudge
incite
put up to
breathe down someone's neck
caution
use strong-arm tactics on
call upon
railroad into
bulldoze into
insist on
appeal to
try to persuade
necessitate
bind
tyrannize
US
blackmail
constrict
squash
compress
ramrod
advise
tyrannise
UK
beset
restrict
counsel
hinder
suppress
repress
bid
domineer
high pressure
force one's hand
bullyrag
hector
make an offer they can't refuse
bogart
bluster
buffalo
despotize
overbear
enforce
frighten
have someone do something
bring force to bear on
hold a gun to someone's head
walk heavy
ride roughshod
mau-mau
oppress
mangle
put screws to
put the bite on
impose on
bring pressure to bear
command
order
direct
bother
demand
beg
plead
instruct
tell
ordain
decree
exact
sell
politick
dictate
claim
appeal
request
motivate
actuate
impose
prescribe
maneuver
US
ask
sanction
manoeuvre
UK
solicit
move
rule
come at
quest
rouse
incentivize
US
wheedle
propose
warn
appoint
work over
push around
advance
promote
rationalize
US
countenance
commend
rationalise
UK
tempt
beckon
conjure
animate
arouse
incentivise
UK
goose
plead with
give the command to
press for
boss around
clamor for
stipulate for
call for
give the order to
push for
psych up
fire up
spirit up
act upon
ride herd on
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
conduct
administer
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
tend
organise
UK
carry on
look after
keep
be in command of
influence
be the boss of
be the leader of
be responsible for
reign over
take over
master
pull the strings
exercise control over
sit on top of
have control of
have charge of
mastermind
officiate
orchestrate
ride herd on
take care of
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
moderate
prevail over
tend to
watch over
be at the helm
hold the reins
call the shots in
be head of
take charge of
carry out
subject
overrule
hegemonize
inspect
drive
marshal
UK
chaperon
preside
discipline
coach
marshall
US
judge
mediate
minister
shepherd
observe
advise
deal with
take the chair
rule over
crack the whip
hold office
hold down
call the tune in
assume command of
call the shots of
take the chair of
be on duty
coordinate
monopolize
US
overshadow
eclipse
outshine
mind
referee
monopolise
UK
umpire
attend
maintain
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
skipper
wield
officer
be in saddle
have upper hand
honcho
have one's way
hold sway
play first fiddle
pull the wires
have authority
have control over
wear the trousers
exercise authority over
call the signals
keep an eye on
take the reins
take the reins of
be foremost
be in authority over
be at the head of
hold dominion over
exercise power
host
arbitrate
call
introduce
own
see
assume command over
ordain
commandeer
officiate at
act the tin god
show the way
overpower
eye
call the shots on
dictate terms
conquer
subordinate
subdue
vanquish
render
herd
facilitate
engineer
pacify
call the tune for
baby-sit
keep one's eye on
be on duty at
manipulate
point in the right direction
have the say
control the affairs of
put on the right track
dispose
occupy throne
wear the crown
exercise authority
serve the people
assume command
hold dominion
be in power
maintain order
be domineering
take in hand
be dogmatic
sort out
minister to
address
field
negotiate
take
hack
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
call upon
instruct
treat
take forward
work
engage in
ply
take the lead
manage people
call the play
adjudicate
outnumber
superabound
emcee
serve
act
function
carry out official duties
perform official duties
do the honors
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
push down
press
depress
thrust
press down
bear down on
push
ram
compress
hold down
thumb
bear heavily
wedge
pinion
weigh on
weigh upon
bear down
hold
pin
pin down
jam
move
tack
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 be in contact with and supported by something
lie against
lean
rest
recline
touch
rest against
lean into
be in contact with
be supported by
press against
rest on
Verb
▲
To subject to cruel or unjust treatment
victimise
UK
victimize
US
abuse
mistreat
persecute
bully
maltreat
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
torment
harass
torture
hassle
hound
needle
beat
demonise
UK
demonize
US
immolate
oppress
use
ill-treat
push around
discriminate against
get at
pick on
give a hard time
have it in for
punish unfairly
be down on
have your knife into
have a down on
stack the deck
make things hot for someone
get on someone's back
be hostile to
be set against
push about
show ill will towards
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 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
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
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
disparage
pillory
slag off
roast
find fault with
rubbish
crucify
pummel
US
denigrate
reprobate
pummelled
UK
bag
harangue
slash
malign
fulminate against
bad-mouth
inveigh against
skewer
run down
cut up
arraign
decry
deprecate
impugn
pull apart
light into
blister
nag
tear a strip off
slur
asperse
denunciate
rip into
derogate
scorch
pull to pieces
pick holes in
yell at
cane
fault
besmirch
cast aspersions on
slag
smear
give a piece of one's mind
sail into
vituperate against
fulminate
execrate
rollick
inveigh
scourge
discipline
exprobate
pour scorn on
sledge
find fault
lay down the law
dis
animadvert on
skin
give a bad press to
maul
slap someone's wrist
shoot down
take apart
take to pieces
curse
give someone a bad press
declaim
cut down
hit out at
pick to pieces
throw brickbats at
punish
nitpick about
accuse
go on at
cavil
check
rave at
insult
lash into
slander
disapprove of
rant
rage
carp at
thunder
calumniate
defame
give some stick to
take down
taunt
scorn
stigmatize
US
bring to book
fustigate
backbite
take to the woodshed
slap
stigmatise
UK
correct
dispraise
anathematize
slang
recriminate
judge
carp
caution
come down hard on
expostulate
lesson
go for the jugular
tear to pieces
shout at
call over the coals
slight
give something a bad press
cavil at
express disapproval of
nit-pick
give flak to
talk to
bag on
call to account
kick up a stink about
lash out at
pick at
nag at
belittle
minimize
US
discount
libel
persecute
oppress
proscribe
storm
deplore
lampoon
traduce
ridicule
hose
minimise
UK
protest
drub
contemn
fume
injure
scarify
animadvert
discredit
shellac
vociferate
ostracize
US
ostracise
UK
whip
speak out
lash out
preach
hit
objurate
crawl all over
burn someone's ears
visit
make a stand
tie into
clobber
nitpick
expostulate about
slug
call out
beat up on
pin your ears back
swear at
put someone on the griddle
cuss out
do a number on
have someone on the carpet
go on about
mouth off about
put someone on the hot seat
wade into
throw shade
give one hell
jump all over
lam into
declaim against
throw the book at
make a fuss about
kick up a fuss about
mete out punishment to
draw the line
give a going over
tell a thing or two
strongly criticize
get after
crack down on
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
complain about
make an example of
pass judgment
scoff at
get at
pass strictures upon
give the business
speak to
let fly at
jump down someone's throat
do down
come down on like a ton of bricks
tear to shreds
nitpick over
teach a lesson
find lacking
reprimand severely
refute
satirize
US
satirise
UK
beat
exprobrate
attask
scratch
cut
reject
argue with
assault verbally
offend
disagree with
earbash
pile in
warn
harass
adjure
advise
counsel
start on
start in
accost
cudgel
deride
strike
prosecute
threap
smother
moralise
UK
moralize
US
take on
harsh
impeach
indict
cast a slur on
chew
speak
ride
zing
miscall
take
blacken someone's reputation
protest strongly
give a tongue-lashing
yelp
yap
bawl
jump on one's case
rebuff
incriminate
remonstrate
vilipend
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
be rude to
call names
blow off
cut to the quick
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
set upon
sound off to
rap across the knuckles
severely reprimand
rile
growl
dump on
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
show up
charge with
have at
work over
skin alive
give bad press
cut to bits
give someone stick
give something a battering
weigh into
do a hatchet job on
give someone bondi
lose one's temper with
keep after
rap knuckles
trash-talk
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
criticize strongly
tear down
be hard on
pick on
bring to account
recompense
give a black eye
hit out
sort out
disapprove
look askance
pick apart
cry down
depreciate
spout
penalise
UK
throw shade at
bark at
frame
pronounce
name
adjudge
give a lesson to
take disciplinary action against
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
kick
rave
huff
challenge
object
complain
rant and rave
rage against
protest strongly at
oppose strongly
take a stand
protest against
vociferate about
animadvert upon
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
biff
swat
rap
box
crack
punish
smite
lam
slam
spank
bust
cane
smash
clip
swipe
clock
beat the living daylights out of
clap
bonk
nail
whomp
bob
zap
tag
strap
beat up on
rain blows on
deck
attack
bruise
welt
boff
lace into
lay into
larrup
give someone a hiding
give someone a good hiding
lay one on
knock into the middle of next week
break
scourge
abuse
leather
flay
tonk
ram
trounce
horsewhip
slash
maltreat
mash
cowhide
rawhide
do over
cuff
slosh
chastise
quilt
assail
dong
tap
drum
plug
swinge
crush
forge
draw
pitch into
thud
light into
stick one on
hit hard
chin
blister
handle
defeat
drive
mistreat
bump
impact
jerk
whisk
shake
thump on
knock on
hit repeatedly
bear down
bash up
fill in
wear out
brutalize
US
duff up
contuse
brutalise
UK
paddlewhack
cosh
trash
beat to a pulp
malleate
tan one's hide
warm someone's seat
dust someone's britches
fustigate
aim blows at
blackjack
flutter
flop
flap
ferule
tear into
weigh into
set on
strike with a stick
beat with a stick
wham
injure
give someone a beating
give someone a drubbing
give someone a good beating
wound
give someone a good drubbing
rain blows upon
let have it
damage
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
crown
floor
get stuck into
have a go at
set about
hook
king-hit
thrust
chop
skelp
dash
ding
blast
set upon
butt
collide
impinge
lash out at
let fly at
slam into
sucker-punch
welly
stab
mug
poke
jump
collide with
smash into
bang into
run into
bump into
crash into
turn on
crack into
be in collision with
knock into
dash against
crack against
propel
pat
impel
twack
clump
kick
catch
zonk
lob
KO
fall upon
meet head-on
fall on
pounce on
knock against
plough into
be hurled
roughhouse
sink
sock it to
shove
spike
bam
bushwhack
plunge
elbow
afflict
pulp
take out
plant one
conk
scud
hack
send
hang one on
chip
blip
swing
give someone a hot bottom
put over one's knee
make someone feel the back of one's hand
jog
lash out
bust up
bombard
contact
hit out
stroke
fillip
haymaker
dig
screw
push
swing at
lay a finger on
uppercut
hit out at
duke
pellet
blitz
stone
flax
percuss
brain
dab
whang
prod
beat someone up
run
assault physically
hit for six
box someone's ears
lunge
knock out
ride roughshod
let fly
knock cold
land a punch
sideswipe
pick
stinger
stripe
plump
connect with
jackhammer
stick
invade
give a black eye
kick in
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
battle
crash against
cannon into
drive into
come into collision with
smack into
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
nettle
hector
devil
pick on
gall
ruffle
chafe
importune
mither
peeve
nark
get to
rile
get
rack
anger
agonize
US
anguish
harrow
grate
displease
pain
besiege
wind up
disquiet
pique
heavy
strain
discompose
eat
get on your nerves
try
keep after
burn up
curse
agonise
UK
taunt
put out
hurt
hack off
spite
rub up the wrong way
fluster
infuriate
incense
madden
nudge
perplex
ail
miff
rankle
rag
unsettle
work on
get at
rattle
burden
rasp
frost
tick off
faze
concern
fuss
enrage
harp on at
excruciate
rib
victimize
US
grieve
bend someone's ear
mock
discommode
be at
give someone the hump
assail
gnaw at
gripe
dun
henpeck
itch
antagonize
US
alarm
haunt
haze
unhinge
frustrate
victimise
UK
tantalize
US
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
scare
chaff
insult
inflame
razz
dismay
prod
gibe
offend
aggrieve
disconcert
flurry
rark
discomfort
tear
distract
embarrass
distemper
frazzle
martyr
depress
weigh down
discombobulate
peck at
alarum
cause suffering to
derail
exacerbate
hagride
niggle
pick at
undo
be on one's case
eat at
make fun of
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
intimidate
roast
affect
blight
scold
barrage
ply
wound
berate
banter
browbeat
confuse
deride
ridicule
tax
press
guy
disgust
frighten
bite
upbraid
grip
unnerve
outrage
be a nuisance to
sadden
tyrannize
US
burn
interrupt
sledge
egg on
drive bananas
push
tyrannise
UK
intrude upon
throw
give the business
shake
impose on
grate on
carp at
rag on
roil
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
make things hot for someone
make it hot for someone
put down
T-off
get your goat
keep complaining to
single out
get on someone's back
fire up
turn off
rankle with
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
terrorize
US
bewilder
discomfit
roust
accost
pother
terrify
give someone hell
terrorise
UK
dragoon
breath down someone's neck
drive nuts
curdle
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
weigh heavily on
criticize
US
reproach
revile
domineer
push button
heat up
sweat
fear
stew
discountenance
punish
chide
put the squeeze on
ask for it
put someone's nose out of joint
spook
puzzle
override
injure
confound
egg
urge
stress out
jump on one's case
jerk around
criticise
UK
incite
grind
psych
rattle one's cage
fall upon
fall on
strap
nit-pick
prick
indispose
desolate
grill
drive you up the wall
start in on
give the needle
start
dominate
enslave
cause anguish to
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
make uneasy
throw off balance
cause concern to
make wretched
push buttons
make uncomfortable
make it tough for
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh on
cut up
weigh heavy on someone's mind
cause discomfort to
flip out
beleague
test
discriminate against
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
abuse
be down on
crucify
cause anxiety to
have a down on
have it in for
chagrin
smite
be autocratic
dissatisfy
exploit
manipulate
maltreat
humiliate
violate
moan on at
take it out on
tyrannize over
sweat out
be a great weight on
raid
bust someone's balls
bust chops
mess with someone's head
weigh heavily on one's mind
do someone's head in
strike
take
visit
belittle
ill-treat
buffet
cause trouble to
fester
misuse
abase
wrong
be a pain in the neck
mix up
be a thorn in someone's side
ravage
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
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
dump on
ill-use
martyrize
take advantage of
do an injustice to
jive
maraud
rally
savage
satirize
US
twit
go for jugular
give no quarter
lay a bad trip on
step on the toes of
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
shock
discourage
cut to the quick
dispirit
deject
eat away at
daunt
traumatize
US
traumatise
UK
cast down
demoralize
US
disrupt
hurt somebody's feelings
ire
sicken
enflame
mad
crush
demoralise
UK
steam up
embitter
horrify
devastate
appal
UK
nauseate
appall
US
shake up
weary
jar on
slight
sour
confront
scandalize
US
chill
put to trouble
jar
dis
repel
disappoint
excite
obsess
cow
dampen
slap
dash
debilitate
scandalise
UK
hang up
knock for six
make unhappy
get down
rub you up the wrong way
be a burden to
jeer
panic
face
beat down
set one's teeth on edge
try the patience of
disaffect
stir
unman
floor
harm
cavil
diss
revolt
repulse
disrespect
sap
jangle
wear
rouse
bring down
craze
tire
acerbate
bum
stretch
hack
deeply upset
break one's heart
impose
umbrage
give offence to
eat up
dampen spirits
put a damper on
move
possess
cause agony to
press down on
shatter
make discontented
inflict trauma
put off
inflict anguish on
drain
get someone
give trouble
be a burden on
get on the wrong side of
work up
stick in one's craw
make despondent
dull
make it tough
wear out
make someone fed up
niggle at
put in a spot
put on the spot
fool around
derange
bedog
preoccupy
belabour
UK
chevy
damage
grizzle
steam
tangle
empurple
get even
upset the applecart
cut
wig
make an enemy of somebody
belabor
US
bombard
interfere
meddle
scorn
disillusion
turn
incapacitate
flip
cramp
be in someone's way
rile up
snit
pet
tiff
huff
drive insane
discontent
overcharge
get on someone
scar
hit a sour note
weigh
exhaust
lie heavily on
key up
turn on
lay up
be hurtful to
bleed
mourn
cause anguish
cause suffering
cause offense
lambaste
cause sorrow
cause to panic
zing
carp
put on edge
get on
set on edge
misplease
sneer
come back to haunt
boo
rock the boat
make a scene
push one's buttons
make blue
drag down
break the heart of
put into a funk
grind at
be a weight on one's mind
run up the wrong way
stroke someone's hair the wrong way
take over
sear
hiss
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
put
consternate
kid around
hurt deeply
interfere with
chasten
envenom
flout
disenchant
suppress
subjugate
lower
cause resentment to
cause annoyance to
disdain
dispraise
slander
alienate
irritate greatly
impose upon
cause inconvenience to
barge in on
intrude on
unstring
abominate
thumb nose at
jar upon
grate upon
scout
take control of
play dirty
cause pain to
estrange
torque off
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
do in
barrack
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
give a zinger
give the cold shoulder
hurt the feelings of
fill with loathing
butt in on
poison
lose patience
dish out
dish it out
give it to
stick it to
empoison
fuddle
jab
dig
lout
have had enough
become bored
exhaust someone's patience
grate at
humble
defeat
overcome
twitter
reluct
awe
shout at
jest
stump
brown off
drive you out of your mind
drive you to distraction
make somebody's blood boil
drive you round the twist
make you see red
make livid
drive you round the bend
drive you crazy
sneer at
make game of
inflict
overawe
shout catcalls at
bear down on
damp down
shout down
droop
repress
prostrate
quip
make nervous
disadvantage
jaundice
make your gorge rise
be repugnant to
make someone's stomach rise
put someone off their stroke
wreck
wreak
befall
wisecrack
put into a flap
gibe at
throw into a tizz
jape
make bitter
cause someone to lose their composure
throw into tizzy
cast a pall over
make resentful
gag
make downhearted
discommodate
overstretch
overtax
pressure
tense
jolly
psych out
make rancorous
yuck
yuk
be a burden
be a nuisance
dampen the spirits of
pretend
beat
drag
darken
damp
enervate
cause to lose heart
dampen someone's hopes
cause to lose hope
take the wind out of your sails
knock the stuffing out of
harsh someone's mellow
make one's heart bleed
give someone the blues
make desolate
pour cold water on
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
cause someone difficulty
fool about
yank someone's chain
be facetious
avenge
crunch
overextend
be a problem to
descend upon
descend on
force upon
bring down on
give someone bother
overdo
make someone go out of his way
cause to feel emotional strain
cause to feel mental strain
make tense
tense up
put in traction
push to the limit
put on trial
make ill
disagree
make unwell
go against the grain
be injurious to
be sickening
be disturbing
be distasteful
have an adverse effect on
be injurious
strike down
be unsuitable
cause illness to
cause problems
more ❯
Verb
▲
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
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discountenance
counsel against
keep from
frighten off
hinder
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turn against
argue someone out of something
dissuade from
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
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put a damper on
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To turn to as a substitute
fall back on
use
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rely on
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bring into play
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exercise
talk to
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go to
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work
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adopt
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call upon
address
put to use
affect
recur
resort
apply
head for
try
recur to
benefit by
take up
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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
avail
control
guide
direct
channel
capitalize on
mobilise
UK
mobilize
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onboard
organise
UK
organize
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practice
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practise
UK
exert
involve
devote
occupy
put into practice
use up
execute
initiate
invoke
put into effect
call into use
launch
call in
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
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