dragoon into something

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• dragoon into — dra ˈgoon ˌinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they dragoon into he/she/it dragoons into present participle dragooning into …   Useful english dictionary

• dragoon into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dragoon into : present tense I/you/we/they dragoon into he/she/it dragoons into present participle dragooning into past tense dragooned into past participle dragooned into dragoon someone into something to… …   English dictionary

• dragoon somebody into something doing something — draˈgoon sb into sth/into doing sth derived (formal) to force or persuade sb to do sth that they do not want to do Syn: ↑coerce Main entry: ↑dragoonderived …   Useful english dictionary

• dragoon — dra|goon1 [drəˈgu:n] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: dragon dragon, gun, soldier with a gun ] a soldier in past times who rode a horse and carried a gun and sword dragoon 2 dragoon2 v dragoon into [dragoon sb into sth] phr v to force… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dragoon — dra|goon1 [ drə gun ] verb dra goon ,into phrasal verb transitive dragoon someone into something to make someone do something that they do not want to do dragoon dra|goon 2 [ drə gun ] noun count a soldier in the past who rode a horse and used a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dragoon — ► NOUN 1) a member of any of several British cavalry regiments. 2) historical a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine. ► VERB ▪ coerce into doing something. ORIGIN originally denoting a kind of carbine or musket, thought of as breathing fire:… …   English terms dictionary

• dragoon — [drə go͞on′] n. [Fr dragon (see DRAGON): ? so called from their fire breathing weapons] 1. Historical a) a mounted soldier armed with a short musket (called a dragon), capable of fighting on horseback or on foot b) a heavily armed cavalryman 2. a …   English World dictionary

• dragoon — 1 noun (C) a soldier in past times who rode a horse and carried a gun and sword 2 verb dragoon sb into sth phrasal verb (T) to force someone to do something they do not want to do: dragoon sb into doing sth: Monica was dragooned into being on the …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dragoon — [[t]drəgu͟ːn[/t]] dragoons, dragooning, dragooned 1) N COUNT A dragoon was a soldier in old European armies. Dragoons usually fought on horseback. 2) VERB If someone dragoons you into doing something that you do not want to do, they persuade you… …   English dictionary

• dragoon somebody into into doing something — draˈgoon sb into sth/into doing sth derived (formal) to force or persuade sb to do sth that they do not want to do Syn: ↑coerce Main entry: ↑dragoonderived …   Useful english dictionary

• dragoon — n. & v. n. 1 a cavalryman (orig. a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine). 2 a rough fierce fellow. 3 a variety of pigeon. v.tr. 1 (foll. by into) coerce into doing something, esp. by use of strong force. 2 persecute, esp. with troops.… …   Useful english dictionary