brow-beat
verb (used with object), brow·beat, brow·beat·en, brow·beat·ing.
to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
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| —vb , -beats, -beating, -beat, -beaten | |
| (tr) to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate | |
| 'browbeater | |
| —n | |
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Brow-beat
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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browbeat
"[I]t appears from the earliest quotations ... that the brow in question was that of the beater, not of the beaten party; but it is not evident whether the meaning was 'to beat with one's (frowning) brows,' or 'to beat (?lower) one's brows at.'" [OED]Related: Browbeaten; browbeating.
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