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All concuss synonyms

conΒ·cuss
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verb concuss

  • oblige β€” to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
  • make β€” to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • drive β€” to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
  • impel β€” to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
  • beset β€” If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.
  • push β€” to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
  • threaten β€” to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
  • constrain β€” To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
  • menace β€” something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
  • restrict β€” to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
  • pressurize β€” to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space.
  • dragoon β€” (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
  • coerce β€” If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to.
  • restrain β€” to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
  • squeeze β€” to press forcibly together; compress.
  • hustle β€” to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
  • incarcerate β€” to imprison; confine.
  • chain β€” A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
  • immure β€” to enclose within walls.
  • deprive β€” If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
  • intern β€” to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
  • check β€” Check is also a noun.
  • compel β€” If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
  • confine β€” To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
  • cork β€” Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree.
  • pressure β€” the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
  • bridle β€” A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it.
  • disallow β€” to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
  • hog-tie β€” If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together.
  • deny β€” When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • bar β€” A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
  • withhold β€” to hold back; restrain or check.
  • jail β€” a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
  • imprison β€” to confine in or as if in a prison.
  • ban β€” To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
  • wrest β€” to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
  • insist β€” to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
  • apply β€” If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
  • fix β€” to repair; mend.
  • draft β€” a drawing, sketch, or design.
  • overcome β€” to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
  • impress β€” to press or force into public service, as sailors.
  • blackmail β€” Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.
  • burden β€” If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
  • wring β€” to twist forcibly: He wrung the chicken's neck.
  • choke β€” When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
  • contract β€” A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
  • command β€” If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
  • obtrude β€” to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, especially without warrant or invitation: to obtrude one's opinions upon others.
  • occasion β€” a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
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