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work over vs strong-arm

strong-arm vs work over

work over is not an adjective while strong-arm is an adjective.

work over and strong-arm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
work over No No Yes No
strong-arm No Yes Yes No
As verbs, strong-arm is a hyponym of work over; that is, strong-arm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than work over:
  • work over: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
  • strong-arm: use physical force against
Other hyponyms of work over include soak, pistol-whip, belabor, belabour, rough up, flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip, cane, flog, lambast, lambaste, kayo, knock cold, knock out, flail, lam, thrash, thresh, baste, batter, clobber, larrup, paddle, spank.
work over (adjective) strong-arm (adjective)
impelled by physical force especially against resistance
work over (verb) strong-arm (verb)
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression use physical force against
be bossy towards
use force against
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