Many prisoners were dragooned into working in labor camps.
SYNONYM(S): pressure, coerce.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
goon — goon; goon·da; goon·die; goon·gar·rite; jar·goon; la·goon·al; la·goon·side; dra·goon; la·goon; ran·goon; … English syllables
dra — ace·tyl·phen·yl·hy·dra·zine; ad·dra; al·ex·an·dra; an·dra; an·dra·dite; aph·e·lan·dra; cail·ce·dra; ca·lan·dra; ca·len·dra; cal·li·an·dra; car·bo·hy·dra·zide; cas·san·dra; ca·the·dra; chel·y·dra; chi·dra; clep·sy·dra; co·man·dra; coo·ta·mun·dra;… … English syllables
dragoon — dra·goon … English syllables
dragoon — dra|goon1 [ drə gun ] verb dra goon ,into phrasal verb transitive dragoon someone into something to make someone do something that they do not want to do dragoon dra|goon 2 [ drə gun ] noun count a soldier in the past who rode a horse and used a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dragoon — dra•goon [[t]drəˈgun[/t]] n. 1) mil a member of a unit of cavalry, orig. mounted infantry armed with short muskets, of a type common in European armies from c1600 to World War I 2) mil to persecute by armed force; oppress 3) to force by… … From formal English to slang
dragoon into — dra ˈgoon ˌinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they dragoon into he/she/it dragoons into present participle dragooning into … Useful english dictionary
dragoon somebody into something doing something — draˈgoon sb into sth/into doing sth derived (formal) to force or persuade sb to do sth that they do not want to do Syn: ↑coerce Main entry: ↑dragoonderived … Useful english dictionary
dragoon somebody into into doing something — draˈgoon sb into sth/into doing sth derived (formal) to force or persuade sb to do sth that they do not want to do Syn: ↑coerce Main entry: ↑dragoonderived … Useful english dictionary
Dragoon — Dra*goon (dr[.a]*g[=oo]n ), n. [F. dragon dragon, dragoon, fr. L. draco dragon, also, a cohort s standard (with a dragon on it). The name was given from the sense standard. See {Dragon}.] 1. ((Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dragoon — Dra*goon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dragooning}.] 1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. [1913 Webster] 2. To compel submission by violent measures;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
