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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Back-formation from arm-twisting.
Verb
arm-twist (third-person singular simple present arm-twists, present participle arm-twisting, simple past and past participle arm-twisted)
- To use personal pressure to persuade
- To use political pressure to gain support
Translations
to use pressure
- Japanese: 鮴押しする (ごりおしする, gorioshi suru)
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