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as in enforceas in extortas in forceas in oppressas in screwas in squeeze
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put screws to
verb as in enforce
Strongest matches
Strong matches
- administrate
- coerce
- commandeer
- compel
- constrain
- demand
- dictate
- discharge
- dragoon
- drive
- effect
- emphasize
- exact
- execute
- exert
- expect
- extort
- fortify
- fulfill
- goad
- hound
- impel
- incite
- lash
- make
- necessitate
- oblige
- perform
- press
- spur
- strain
- stress
- strong-arm
- support
- urge
- whip
- wrest
Weak matches
verb as in extort
Strongest matches
Strong matches
- bleed
- bully
- clip
- demand
- educe
- evince
- fleece
- force
- get
- gouge
- ice
- milk
- obtain
- pinch
- secure
- skin
- soak
- squeeze
- stick
- sting
Weak matches
verb as in force
Strongest matches
- cause
- charge
- compel
- demand
- drag
- drive
- impose
- inflict
- limit
- make
- move
- oblige
- order
- press
- pressure
- require
- restrict
- urge
Strong matches
- apply
- bind
- blackmail
- burden
- choke
- coerce
- command
- concuss
- conscript
- constrain
- contract
- draft
- dragoon
- enforce
- enjoin
- exact
- extort
- fix
- impel
- impress
- insist
- necessitate
- obtrude
- occasion
- overcome
- pressurize
- sandbag
- shotgun
- strong-arm
- wrest
- wring
Weak matches
verb as in oppress
Strongest matches
- afflict
- annoy
- beat down
- harass
- maltreat
- overwhelm
- persecute
- pick on
- prey on
- subjugate
- suppress
- torment
- torture
- trample
- vex
Strong matches
- abuse
- aggrieve
- burden
- crush
- dishearten
- dispirit
- distress
- encumber
- force
- harry
- hound
- outrage
- overcome
- overload
- overpower
- overthrow
- plague
- press
- ride
- rule
- sadden
- saddle
- smother
- strain
- subdue
- tax
- trouble
- worry
- wrong
Weak matches
verb as in screw
Strongest match
Strong matches
- bilk
- bleed
- chisel
- coerce
- constrain
- defraud
- do
- exact
- extort
- extract
- force
- oppress
- pinch
- pressurize
- ream
- squeeze
- wrench
- wrest
- wring
Weak matches
verb as in squeeze
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak matches
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They had to put screws to immoblize my ankle, then they took those out before Christmas break, so it was a lot more than I expected.''
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Words related to put screws to are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word put screws to. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
verb_as in put a rule, plan in force_
- accomplish
- administer
- administrate
- apply
- carry out
- coerce
- commandeer
- compel
- constrain
- crack down
- demand
- dictate
- discharge
- dragoon
- drive
- effect
- egg on
- emphasize
- exact
- execute
- exert
- expect
- extort
- force upon
- fortify
- fulfill
- goad
- hound
- impel
- implement
- impose
- incite
- insist on
- invoke
- lash
- lean on
- make
- necessitate
- oblige
- perform
- press
- prosecute
- put into effect
- put screws to
- reinforce
- require
- sanction
- spur
- strain
- stress
- strong-arm
- support
- urge
- whip
- wrest
verb_as in put a rule, plan in force_
- accomplish
- administer
- administrate
- apply
- carry out
- coerce
- commandeer
- compel
- constrain
- crack down
- demand
- dictate
- discharge
- dragoon
- drive
- effect
- egg on
- emphasize
- exact
- execute
- exert
- expect
- extort
- force upon
- fortify
- fulfill
- goad
- hound
- impel
- implement
- impose
- incite
- insist on
- invoke
- lash
- lean on
- make
- necessitate
- oblige
- perform
- press
- prosecute
- put into effect
- put screws to
- reinforce
- require
- sanction
- spur
- strain
- stress
- strong-arm
- support
- urge
- whip
- wrest
verb_as in cheat; blackmail_
- bleed
- bully
- clip
- coerce
- demand
- educe
- elicit
- evince
- exact
- extract
- fleece
- force
- get
- gouge
- hold up
- ice
- make pay through nose
- milk
- obtain
- pinch
- pull one's leg
- put screws to
- put the arm on
- secure
- shake down
- skin
- soak
- squeeze
- stick
- sting
- wrest
- wring
verb_as in cheat; blackmail_
- bleed
- bully
- clip
- coerce
- demand
- educe
- elicit
- evince
- exact
- extract
- fleece
- force
- get
- gouge
- hold up
- ice
- make pay through nose
- milk
- obtain
- pinch
- pull one's leg
- put screws to
- put the arm on
- secure
- shake down
- skin
- soak
- squeeze
- stick
- sting
- wrench
- wrest
- wring
verb_as in obligate to do something_
- apply
- bear down
- bear hard on
- bind
- blackmail
- bring pressure to bear upon
- burden
- cause
- charge
- choke
- coerce
- command
- compel
- concuss
- conscript
- constrain
- contract
- demand
- draft
- drag
- dragoon
- drive
- enforce
- enjoin
- exact
- extort
- fix
- impel
- impose
- impress
- inflict
- insist
- limit
- make
- move
- necessitate
- oblige
- obtrude
- occasion
- order
- overcome
- pin down
- press
- pressure
- pressurize
- put screws to
- put squeeze on
- require
- restrict
- sandbag
- shotgun
- strong-arm
- urge
- wrest
- wring
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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