Synset

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

coerce

force

hale

pressure

squeeze

sample sentences

"She forced him to take a job in the city"
"He squeezed her for information"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

force force

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

coercive coercion coercion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pressure pressure

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

squeeze

semantic pointers

cause

act, move

hypernym

compel, oblige, obligate

hyponym

turn up the heat, turn up the pressure drive bludgeon steamroller, steamroll squeeze for dragoon, sandbag, railroad terrorize, terrorise bring oneself