strong-arm

/ˌstrɔŋ ˈɑrm/

To strong-arm someone is to force them to do something. When you strong-arm your sister into getting out of your bedroom, you physically push her out the door.

Bullies strong-arm smaller kids into handing over their lunch money, and powerful countries strong-arm weaker ones into cooperating with treaties and alliances. In the second example, a figurative kind of strong-arming is going on; there is no physical action, just the implied threat of negative consequences. You can also use this word as an adjective: "Your strong-arm tactics don't scare me!"

Definitions of strong-arm

1. verb

   use physical force against
   “They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant”

   type of:

   beat, beat up, work over

   give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
2. verb

   handle roughly
   “He was strong-armed by the policemen”

   type of:

   do by, handle, treat

   interact in a certain way
3. verb

   be bossy towards
   synonyms: ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around

   types:

   domineer, tyrannise, tyrannize

   rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner

   type of:

   intimidate

   make timid or fearful
4. adjective

   impelled by physical force especially against resistance
   “strong-arm tactics”

   synonyms: forcible, physical

   forceful

   characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)