All dragoon synonyms
draΒ·goon
D d 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.