strong-arm

verbs

handle roughly
"He was strong-armed by the policemen"
strong-arm
is derived from
strong-armer
is a type of (narrower)
interact in a certain way
"Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
do by, handle, treat
be bossy towards
"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm
use physical force against
"They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"
strong-arm
is derived from
strong-armer
is a type of (narrower)
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
"Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
beat, beat up, work over

adjectives

impelled by physical force especially against resistance
"forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
forcible, physical, strong-arm