Use+threats
31United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1902 — The 1902 South Carolina United States Senate election was a Democratic Party primary election held on August 26, 1902 and September 9 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Prior to the ratification of the 17th Amendment to… …
32threaten — threatener, n. /thret n/, v.t. 1. to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating. 2. to be a menace or source of danger to: Sickness threatened her peace of mind. 3. to offer (a punishment, injury, etc.) by way of a… …
33threaten — verb /ˈθret.ən/ a) To make a threat against someone; to use threats. He threatened me with a knife. b) To menace, or be dangerous. The rocks threatened the ships survival …
34Christopher C. Horner — is an attorney in Washington, D.C., a Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and the author of three books on global warming. Horner has represented CEI as well as Members of the U.S. House and Senate on matters of environmental… …
35threaten — I verb admonish, augur, be near at hand, blackmail, bode, browbeat, coerce, comminari, comminate, forebode, foreshadow, forewarn, frighten, fulminate, hector, intimidate, menace, portend, presage, terrorize, use threats II index bait (harass),… …
36loan shark — n someone who lends money at very high rates of ↑interest and will often use threats or violence to get the money back …
37menace — men|ace1 [ˈmenıs] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin minacia, from minari to threaten ] 1.) something or someone that is dangerous = ↑threat menace of ▪ It s the only way to deal with the menace of drug dealing. menace to ▪ …
38buffalo — buf|fa|lo1 [ bʌfəlou ] noun count a large African animal similar to a cow, with curved horns => WATER BUFFALO a. a large wild animal like a cow with a large head and thick hair on its neck and shoulders: BISON buffalo buf|fa|lo 2 [ bʌfəlou ]… …
39shake down — PHRASAL VERB If someone shakes you down, they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you. [AM] [V P n (not pron)] He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down… …
40hold a gun to someone's head — hold a gun to (someone s) head to use threats to get what you want. No one held a gun to her head and made her live with the guy she made that bad decision all on her own. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of hold a gun to somebody s head( …
