bulldoze vs strong-arm

bulldoze

verb
  • To push through forcefully. 

  • To destroy with a bulldozer. 

  • To push into a heap, as a bulldozer does. 

  • To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully. 

  • To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over". 

strong-arm

verb
  • To coerce, to muscle. 

  • To bully; to intimidate. 

adj
  • Bullying; extortionate. 

  • Coercive, employing force. 

noun
  • A person who threatens or intimidates others, especially on behalf of somebody else; a goon or enforcer. 

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