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Verbs
(v)
extort
obtain through intimidation
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(v)
extort
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squeeze
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rack
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gouge
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wring
obtain by coercion or intimidation
“They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
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“They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him”
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(v)
extort
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wring from
get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
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