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All dragoon synonyms

draΒ·goon
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verb dragoon

  • conscript β€” A conscript is a person who has been made to join the armed forces of a country.
  • wrest β€” to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
  • commandeer β€” If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
  • fortify β€” to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
  • dictate β€” If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
  • hound β€” Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
  • whip β€” to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
  • perform β€” to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • spur β€” a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
  • compel β€” If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
  • goad β€” a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
  • lash β€” an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.
  • effect β€” something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
  • demand β€” If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
  • discharge β€” to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
  • strain β€” to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
  • fulfill β€” to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
  • stress β€” importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
  • administrate β€” to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
  • support β€” to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • incite β€” to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
  • insist β€” to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • bind β€” If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
  • 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.
  • sandbag β€” a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
  • bait β€” Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
  • dispirit β€” to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
  • disquiet β€” lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
  • ruffle β€” to beat (a drum) in this manner.
  • spook β€” Informal. a ghost; specter.
  • chill β€” When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
  • ride β€” to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
  • secure β€” free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
  • tamper β€” to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
  • interfere β€” to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
  • initiate β€” to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
  • meddle β€” to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
  • crucify β€” If someone is crucified, they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
  • distress β€” great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
  • afflict β€” If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
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