strong-arm

adj.
Using physical force or coercion: strong-arm tactics.

tr.v., -armed, -arm·ing, -arms.

1. To use physical force or coercion against.
2. To rob by force.

adjective

Accomplished by force: coercive, forcible, violent. See attack/defend.

verb

1. To compel by pressure or threats: blackjack, coerce, dragoon, force. Informal hijack. See persuasion/dissuasion.
2. To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example: bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten. See over/under.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: handle roughly

Meaning #2: be bossy towards
  Synonyms: bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around

Meaning #3: use physical force against

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The adjective strong-arm has one meaning:

Meaning #1: impelled by physical force especially against resistance
  Synonyms: forcible, physical

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - voldelig, volds-
v. tr. - anvende vold

Nederlands (Dutch)
gewelddadig, met geweld dreigend

Français (French)
adj. - brutal
v. tr. - forcer

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gewaltsam
v. - Gewalt anwenden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βίαιος, δυναμικός
v. - επιδιώκω να πείσω με τη βία

Italiano (Italian)
violento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - braço forte (m)
v. - coagir

Русский (Russian)
насильственный, применять силу, грабить

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de mano dura, severo
v. tr. - utilizar métodos violentos, robar por la fuerza, forzar, obligar con amenazas o intimidación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gangster
v. - misshandla, gå illa åt, tvinga med våld

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
施用暴力的, 有体力的, 用暴力对付, 抢劫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 施用暴力的, 有體力的
v. tr. - 用暴力對付, 搶劫

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 힘이 센, 고압적인, 우격다짐의
v. tr. - ~에 폭력을 휘두르다, ~에서 강탈하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 力の強い, 力ずくの
v. - 力を用いる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قوة, عنف (فعل) يقتحم عنوة, بعنف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אלים, בריוני‬
v. tr. - ‮השתמש באלימות, תקף, שדד בכוח, כפה על באיומים או בכוח‬

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