All arm-twist synonyms
arm-twist
A a noun arm-twist
- believe β If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
- seduction β an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
- sell β to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- pull β pull media
- conversion β Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.
- potency β the state or quality of being potent.
verb arm-twist
- wheedle β to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
- cajole β If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
- tease β to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- induce β to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- tempt β to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- wrest β to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
- wring β to twist forcibly: He wrung the chicken's neck.
- obtain β to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- bring out β When a person or company brings out a new product, especially a new book or CD, they produce it and put it on sale.
- barter β If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money.
- flatter β to make flat.
- influence β the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- importune β to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- inveigle β to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- soothe β to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- beguile β If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- allure β to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
- decoy β If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
- pester β to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
- wangle β to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation.
- blandish β to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax
- urge β to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- lure β anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- plague β French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
- press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- sweet-talk β to use cajoling words.
- blarney β Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- worm β Write-Once Read-Many
- soft-soap β Informal. to cajole; flatter.
- jawbone β a bone of either jaw; a maxilla or mandible.
- derive β If you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something, you get it from them.
- rattle β to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
- bite β If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
- milk β cow's milk for food
- fetch β to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- bring β If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you.
- shake β to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- squeeze β to press forcibly together; compress.
- cause β a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- educe β to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop.
- badger β A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night.