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1 browbeat -- rank: 1000

browbeat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: be bossy ... bullied her when she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around] 2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate [syn: browbeat, bully, swagger] Merriam Webster's transitive verb (browbeat; browbeaten or -beat; -beating) Date: 1581 to intimidate or disconcert ... looks and words. Derivatives: browbeater n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Browbeat Brow"beat`, v. t. [imp. Browbeat; p. p. Browbeaten; p. pr. & vb. n. Browbeating.] To ...

2 Intimidate -- rank: 466

... adverb • intimidation noun • intimidator noun Synonyms: intimidate, cow, bulldoze, bully, browbeat mean to frighten into submission. intimidate implies inducing fear or ... or aggressive behavior < bullied into giving up their lunch money >. browbeat implies a cowing through arrogant, scornful, or contemptuous treatment < browbeat the witness into a contradiction >. Oxford Reference Dictionary v.tr ... bluster, bluster and bluff, bluster out of, bounce, brag, break, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, castrate, caution, chivy, clamp down on, coerce ...

3 Browbeaten -- rank: 466

... BROW'BEATEN, pp. Overborne by impudence. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Browbeat Brow"beat`, v. t. [imp. Browbeat; p. p. Browbeaten; p. pr. & vb. n. Browbeating.] To depress ... impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses. My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. --W. Irving. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see browbeat

4 Bully -- rank: 466

... bullied her when she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around] 2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate [syn: browbeat, bully, swagger] Merriam Webster's I. noun (plural bullies) Etymology ... villain, blackguard, bawd-protector, harlot's henchman. II. v. a. Browbeat, overbear, intimidate with threats, treat insolently. 1811 Dictionary of the ... blusterer, bonzer, boss, bouillon, bounce, brag, braggart, bravo, brawler, break, browbeat, browbeater, bucko, bulldoze, bulldozer, bully beef, bullyboy, bullyrag, but good ...

5 Browbeating -- rank: 402

... looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Browbeat Brow"beat`, v. t. [imp. Browbeat; p. p. Browbeaten; p. pr. & vb. n. Browbeating.] To depress ... impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses. My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten ...

6 Overawe -- rank: 317

... English Synonyms v. a. Awe, intimidate, cow, frighten, affright, daunt, browbeat. Moby Thesaurus abash, awe, beat down, break, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, clamp down on, coerce, compel, cow, daunt ...

7 Hector -- rank: 317

... bullied her when she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around] Merriam Webster's ... of, blusterer, boaster, bother, bounce, brag, braggadocio, braggart, bravo, bristle, browbeat, browbeater, brown off, bucko, bug, bulldoze, bulldozer, bully, bullyboy, bullyrag ...

8 Repress -- rank: 201

... bar, bate, beat down, black out, blunt, bottle up, break, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, censor, check, choke off, clamp down on ...

9 push around -- rank: 201

... bullied her when she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around] Merriam Webster's ...

10 Push -- rank: 201

... market, black-marketeer, blandish, blitz, blitzkrieg, boost, bootleg, bowl, breakthrough, browbeat, brush aside, brush off, brute force, buck, bug, build, bull ...

11 Pick -- rank: 201

... beset, best, bother, bread knife, bring in, bring together, bristle, browbeat, brown off, brush, bug, bully, bullyrag, bunt, burn up, bushwhacker ...

12 Override -- rank: 201

... annul, arch over, beat down, bend, bestraddle, bestride, break, bridge, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cancel, castrate, clamp down on, coerce, compel, conquer ...

13 Overmaster -- rank: 201

... down, bend, break, break down, bring low, bring to terms, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, clamp down on, coerce, compel, conquer, cow ...

14 Outstare -- rank: 201

... 1828 Dictionary OUTSTA'RE, v.t. To face down; to browbeat; to outface with effrontery; as we say, to stare out ...

15 Outlook -- rank: 201

... 1828 Dictionary OUTLOOK', v.t. 1. To face down; to browbeat. 2. To select. [Not in use.] OUT'LOOK, n. Vigilant ...