stiff-arm

stiff-arm
   to compel through threats or violence
   From a disabling hold in wrestling:
    One more attempt to stiff-arm him occurred at 8.30 p.m. (Colodny and Gettlin, 1991 — the White House was seeking to make the Attorney-General suppress the Nixon tapes)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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  • stiff-arm — stiff′ arm v. t. straight arm • Etymology: 1905–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • stiff-arm — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: from the noun phrase stiff arm, from stiff (I) + arm, n. : straight arm II. noun : stra …   Useful english dictionary

  • stiff-arm — /ˈstɪf am/ (say stif ahm) Rugby Football –noun 1. → stiff arm tackle. –verb (t) 2. to give (someone) a stiff arm tackle …  

  • Stiff-arm fend — The Heisman Trophy in American college football shows a player anticipating a stiff arm fend. The stiff arm fend (known as a hand off in rugby league and rugby union and sometimes as a don t argue in Australia or a straight arm in American… …   Wikipedia

  • stiff-arm — I. intransitive verb Date: 1909 straight arm transitive verb 1. straight arm 2. to treat with disdain or neglect ; slight, snub < stiff armed his advice > II. noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • stiff-arm — 1. noun straight arm 2. verb To straight arm …   Wiktionary

  • stiff-arm — /stif ahrm /, v.t., n. straight arm. [1905 10] * * * …   Universalium

  • stiff-arm — verb tackle or fend off by extending an arm rigidly …   English new terms dictionary

  • stiff-arm fend — /stɪf am ˈfɛnd/ (say stif ahm fend) noun Australian Rules, Rugby Football a move made by a ball carrier to fend off an opponent coming at him or her by placing the ball under one arm and holding the other out stiffly in front with the palm… …  

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