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dragoon

nounverb
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As a noun, dragoon means a horse soldier. As a verb, it means force (someone) into doing something.

Meanings of dragoon

8 meanings

noun

  1. militaryA horse soldier; a cavalryman who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted.

  2. A carrier of a dragon musket.

  3. A variety of pigeon.

  4. A member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymenperson

verb

  1. To force (someone) into doing something; to coerce.

  2. To surrender (a person) to the fury of soldiers.

  3. Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

    “They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone”

    Similar: sandbag, railroad

  4. Subjugate by imposing troops

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
sandbagrailroad

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