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To compel or demand using force or bullying tactics
To have made an inquiry
To make an inquiry
To declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
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To compel or demand using force or bullying tactics
push
pressure
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
oblige
browbeat
bully
force
intimidate
make
obligate
railroad
coerce
dragoon
steamroll
push around
strong-arm
press-gang
railroad into
dragoon into
prevail on
steamroller into
bulldoze into
exert influence on
use pressure on
go to town on
put the heat on
bear down on
browbeat into
put pressure on
put the screws on
use strong-arm tactics on
bulldoze
press
drive
compel
impel
blackjack
lean on
hustle
constrain
sandbag
muscle
impress
bludgeon
hound
put the squeeze on
steamroller
urge
influence
squeeze
badger
brainwash
harass
nag
harry
goad
fast-talk
bring pressure to bear on
threaten
pester
prod
terrorize
US
menace
terrorise
UK
put under an obligation
twist someone's arm
twist one's arm
turn on the heat
persuade
cow
require
bounce
concuss
ramrod
act on
work on
force one's hand
necessitate
hector
domineer
shotgun
bogart
bullyrag
bind
insist
enforce
bluster
frighten
charge
impose
mau-mau
breathe down someone's neck
put the arm on
put the chill on
shove
propel
compress
constrict
condense
squash
hassle
tyrannize
US
bother
tyrannise
UK
sell
politick
persecute
buffalo
bring force to bear on
hold a gun to someone's head
have someone do something
pressurize into
coerce into
come at
overbear
despotize
work over
bludgeon into
bully into
ride roughshod over
pick on
terrorize into
induce
intimidate into
restrain
put through the wringer
boss about
lord it over
hold a gun to one's head
put heat on
boss around
walk heavy
ride roughshod
make necessary
crack down
throw your weight around
leave someone no option but to
overcome
cause
order
demand
occasion
command
foist
choke
conscript
obtrude
contract
blackmail
use duress on
use force on
enjoin
burden
urge by force
move
apply
exert force on
bear down
tighten the screws on
put the bite on
pin down
put screws to
put squeeze on
bring pressure to bear upon
bear hard on
beset
restrict
hinder
suppress
repress
high pressure
make an offer they can't refuse
terrify
scare
awe
subdue
torment
overawe
daunt
unnerve
plague
oppress
dismay
disconcert
push about
petrify
psych out
abash
shake
deter
alarm
ruffle
discomfit
discourage
dominate
faze
rattle
chivvy
spook
turn the screws on
subjugate
cajole
heckle
mistreat
antagonize
US
chivy
taunt
lean
antagonise
UK
inhibit
shanghai
be a tough guy
dishearten
put the frighteners on
embarrass
ride
affright
blind someone with something
take your breath away
scare off
issue threats to
appall
US
scare the bejesus out of
whip around
scare hell out of
utter threats to
tighten the screw on
put up to
turn the screw on
high-pressure
prevail upon
have
impose on
effect
will
appal
UK
frighten off
put the wind up
confuse
bewilder
overwhelm
nonplus
perplex
confound
perturb
disquiet
discompose
unsettle
make anxious
trouble
make uneasy
fluster
agitate
baffle
throw
destabilize
US
jolt
unbalance
flummox
mystify
put off
take aback
shake up
blind
destabilise
UK
throw off balance
pull the rug from under
put off one's stroke
pull the rug out from under
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Verb
▲
To have made an inquiry
asked
enquired
UK
queried
questioned
quizzed
grilled
interrogated
interviewed
probed
examined
inquired
US
investigated
pressed
prest
scrutinized
US
canvassed
catechized
checked
cross-examined
inquisitioned
pumped
cross-questioned
enquired of
felt out
found out
hit
hit up
made inquiries
needled
put a question to
requested information
requested information of
roasted
scrutinised
UK
sought an answer
sought information
sought information of
sounded out
sweat
sweated
wanted to know
went over
buzzed
inquired of
picked one's brains
put out feelers
tested
tested the waters
popped the question
pried into
put through the wringer
worked over
gave the third degree
demanded
ascertained
said
clarified
learned
US
determined
learnt
UK
made enquiries as to
confirmed
seen
explored
put questions to
researched
analysed
UK
analyzed
US
looked into
put the screws on
put through the mangle
put through the third degree
studied
inspected
reviewed
debriefed
asked questions of
gone over
considered
sifted
dug
enquired into
delved
pried
dug into
given the third degree
checked out
challenged
searched
prospected
assessed
appraised
sought
conducted investigations into
made enquiries into
put on the hotseat
delved into
tried to get to the bottom of
wormed something out of someone
conducted an enquiry
made enquiries
prodded
subjected to an examination
sought answers
put to the question
dolven
dalf
gone into
gave the third degree to
went into
given the third degree to
disputed
audited
scanned
looked
discussed
pursued
experimented
surveyed
double-checked
bombarded
reexamined
snooped
solicited
followed a line of investigation
made inquiry
sweated it out of
tried
tried out
held out for
frain
dived in
dug deep
debated
raised question
drilled
inquired into
consulted
vetted
taught
winnowed
weighed up
contextualised
UK
hat
searched for answers
sweated out
played around with
dug deeper
parsed
trained
sussed out
looked up
frained
petitioned
talked about
hitten
checked up on
contextualized
US
saw
asked questions
educated
consulted the archives
froun
showed curiosity
asked about
shown curiosity
gave the third
given the third
asked pointed questions
gone over with a fine-tooth comb
went over with a fine-tooth comb
done tests
done research
did tests
did research
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Verb
▲
To make an inquiry
ask
enquire
UK
query
question
quiz
interrogate
grill
inquire
US
interview
probe
examine
investigate
press
scrutinise
UK
scrutinize
US
canvass
catechize
check
cross-examine
inquisition
pump
cross-question
enquire of
feel out
find out
go over
hit
hit up
make inquiries
needle
put a question to
request information
request information of
roast
seek an answer
seek information
seek information of
sound out
sweat
want to know
buzz
inquire of
pick one's brains
put out feelers
test
test the waters
pop the question
pry into
put through the wringer
work over
give the third degree
debrief
put questions to
put the screws on
put through the third degree
prod
sweat out
worm something out of someone
third degree
put the pressure on
put through the mill
review
double-check
third-degree
reexamine
bombard
ask pointed questions
put through the mangle
give the third degree to
put on the hotseat
go over with a fine-tooth comb
ask questions of
explore
research
study
look into
analyze
US
analyse
UK
inspect
dissect
go into
delve into
enquire into
look over
inquire into
check out
dig into
pore over
check over
conduct an enquiry into
sift
audit
vet
survey
eyeball
appraise
scrutinate
search
case
scout
ask questions
make inquiry
look at
look-see
give the once-over
check up
search into
conduct an investigation into
subject to an examination
drill
pry
consider
evaluate
delve
dig
seek answers
prospect
recce
brainstorm
inquisite
bug
reconnoiter
US
tap
poke
spy
frisk
reconnoitre
UK
delve deeper
follow up
run down
weigh up
sift the evidence concerning
do research into
size up
dig deeper
suss out
put to the test
read into
chew over
check up on
mull over
give the once over
take stock of
try to get to the bottom of
scope out
brood over
deliberate on
be all ears
inquire about
poke around
look at carefully
listen in
read up on
probe into
carry out an inquest into
dive into
stake out
make enquiries about
search the evidence concerning
nose around
dig deep
make inquiries about
conduct an inquiry into
search for
check into
browbeat
educate
train
teach
try
excogitate
wiretap
muckrake
underseek
try out
check it out
gather intelligence
give the third
explore further
investigate further
examine more carefully
probe deeper
solicit
demand
challenge
petition
frain
question closely
cross examine
draw out
worm out of
question intensely
question persistently
search for answers
raise question
ask about
show curiosity
hold out for
sweat it out of
put to the question
talk
converse
consult
converse with
have a discussion with
confer with
give oral examination
hold inquiry
get for the record
hold a meeting with
have a dialogue with
talk to
scan
view
observe
assess
eye
pursue
watch
con
overlook
find out about
get back to
make sure
enquire about
make enquiries into
ask questions about
make inquiries into
chase up
clock
notice
scope
oversee
monitor
supervise
superintend
take a dekko at
kick the tires
go through
give something a going-over
subject to an inspection
take a look at
give something a look-see
verify
plumb
penetrate
pierce
examine closely
put out a feeler
examine carefully
put under a microscope
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Verb
▲
To declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
convict
sentence
condemn
declare guilty
find guilty
doom
pronounce guilty
rap
send down
send down for
bring to justice
give someone a sentence
pass sentence on
throw the book at
accuse
incriminate
impute
indict
inculpate
impeach
charge
fault
impugn
implicate
arraign
blame
criminate
censure
prosecute
hold accountable
hold responsible
point the finger
find guilty of
hold liable
assign liability to
prove one's guilt
place the blame on
assign guilt to
call to account
lay the blame on
consider guilty of
hold someone answerable
assign fault to
bring charges against
prove to be guilty
attribute guilt
admonish
reproach
denounce
reprove
frame
denunciate
reprimand
rebuke
recriminate
saddle
finger
accuse of
lay a guilt trip on
lay a bad trip on
pass the buck
lay at one's door
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Verb
▲
To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain
bleed
cheat
defraud
con
swindle
fleece
stiff
bilk
diddle
sucker
sting
cozen
hustle
rook
skin
flimflam
victimise
UK
victimize
US
do
shortchange
screw
fiddle
hose
stick
mulct
short
chisel
skunk
gaff
ream
chouse
thimblerig
euchre
pluck
nobble
beat
exploit
overcharge
steal
extort
wring
blackmail
impoverish
pauperize
rip off
shake down
do in
suck dry
strong-arm
suck the life out of
squeeze
deceive
milk
take for a ride
trick
dupe
bamboozle
hoodwink
take advantage of
finagle
gull
mislead
fool
gouge
scam
take to the cleaners
shaft
hoax
put one over on
force
pull a fast one on
exact
clip
double-cross
snooker
hornswoggle
bunco
wrest
delude
extract
sandbag
burn
prey on
embezzle
sell a pup to
coerce
swizzle
rob
abuse
sharp
manipulate
wrench
sell a bill of goods to
use
misuse
pull a swifty on
chicane
gazump
jerk around
have
beguile
rush
play on
string along
impose on
walk all over
snow
short-change
take in
swizz
walk over
ill-use
goldbrick
elicit
soak
intimidate
pilfer
take
lead up the garden path
give someone a bum steer
sell down the river
sell a pup
pull a fast one
rope in
pinch
stitch up
target
double-deal
impose upon
prey upon
play upon
obtain by force
play for a sucker
use for one's own ends
sell
illude
humbug
plunder
fudge
trim
shuck
run a game on
enslave
sell a bill of goods
work
screw over
bully
pimp
oppress
give the shaft
do the dirty on
set up
demand
have on
do out of
rack
pull one's leg
overreach
ill-treat
hold up
put screws to
treat unfairly
obtain by threats
blackmail someone for
obtain by threat
worm something out of someone
put the bite on someone for
step on
cash in on
withhold rights from
live off the backs of
do an injustice to
do someone in the eye
bleed someone of something
jiggle
fraud
penalise
UK
punish
penalize
US
baulk
UK
fine
balk
US
forfeit
betray
expel
bluff
misguide
misinform
frame
heist
filch
pigeon
gip
outwit
grift
spoof
gammon
buffalo
be sold a pup
rip-off
juggle
cross
catch
jive
lirt
blench
rogue
belirt
crib
fake out
lead down the garden path
suck in
tear from
circumvent
ruin
frustrate
thwart
foil
disappoint
do number on
pull fast one
sucker into
compel
dragoon
inveigle
do a number on
wheedle
entrap
give the business
take advantage of somebody
kid
ransom
cajole
lure
coax
fast talk
take out
butty
give bum steer
break the rules
dump on
worm out
arm-twist
sweet-talk
molest
harass
hound
pressurise
UK
constrain
pressure
pressurize
US
mistreat
capitalize on
profit from
play with
take liberties with
trifle with
maltreat
leverage
control
attack
terrorize
US
terrorise
UK
hold a knife to
shake
despoil
pick on
demand hush money from
hold to ransom
put the shake on
extort money from
blast
ravish
drag
assault
pry
burst
defile
twist
use violence on
ice
secure
get
obtain
obtain under duress
make pay through nose
put the arm on
pull the wool over someone's eyes
lead on
two-time
befool
outmanoeuvre
UK
ensnare
outmaneuver
US
fail
outfox
be disloyal to
be unfaithful to
seduce
let down
play someone false
stab in the back
cuckold
step out
break faith with
sell out
wangle
caboodle
play away
jockey
trap
fake
catch out
disinform
bait
mousetrap
lie to
put on
charge too much
backstab
play
be untrue to
outsmart
take to cleaners
misdirect
finesse
misstate
prevaricate
lie
four-flush
misrepresent
make a fool of
double deal
pervert
distort
be unfaithful
lead astray
lead up garden path
throw dust in someone's eyes
play trick on
do someone dirty
duck
weasel
dodge
stretch the rules
bend the rules
pull something funny
stack the cards
hit below the belt
surcharge
slip out
cop out
worm one's way out of
beat around the bush
play dirty
stump
baffle
pull
hook
falsify
sway
contrive
fix
juke
cross up
take for a fool
give away
rat on
extortion
pad
overtax
nick
welsh
impress
fox
lull
throw
play joke on
beat out of
take for ride
sham
play games with
blag
bias
cuck
get the better of
trip up
make a sucker of
split
bleed dry
hand a line
gaslight
be a Judas to
pull wool over
flam
pull someone's leg
play a trick on
play for a fool
cuckoldize
wander
cheat on
psych out
hocus-pocus
play-act
be inconstant to
con out of
doublespeak
play games
stage-manage
pull strings
pull wires
bunk
propagandize
US
fabricate
steal someone blind
rook out of
entangle
enmesh
propagandise
UK
twist around your little finger
horn
put horns on
hornify
put on the wrong track
put on an act
cover up
wrong steer
put on false front
bait and switch
double-talk
give wrong information to
send on a wild goose chase
throw off the scent
put up smoke screen
give the wrong impression
go back on
be disloyal
be dishonest
hack
machinate
maneuver
US
rig
manoeuvre
UK
affect
doctor
engineer
influence
mastermind
cook
game
interfere with
find a loophole in
tinker with
fudge with
fiddle with
exploit a loophole in
tamper with
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put the screws to
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put the seal on
put the shake on
put the skids under
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put the screws on
put the receiver down
put the pressure on
put the phone down
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put the others in the shade
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