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Synonyms for put the screws to
| Grammar : Verb |
Top 10 synonyms for put the screws to Other synonyms for the word put the screws to
- adjudge
- ask pointed questions
- attaint
- bear down
- blackmail
- bring to justice
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- buzz
- canvass
- catechize
- check
- coerce
- confiscate
- constrain
- cross-examine
- cross-question
- debrief
- declare guilty
- deplete
- direct
- doom
- dragoon
- egg on
- enjoin
- exert influence
- exhaust
- expedite
- extract
- fire up
- fleece
- frame
- give the third degree
- go over
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go to town on
- goad
- goose
- hit
- hunt for
- hurry
- impel
- impoverish
- influence
- inquire
- inquisition
- inspire
- institute
- interrogate
- interview
- jolly
- key up
- kid
- lean on
- leech
- milk
- motivate
- mulct
- needle
- oblige
- overcharge
- overpress
- pass sentence on
- pauperize
- persuade
- pick one's brains
- pop the question
- pour it on
- pressure
- prod
- pronounce guilty
- pry into
- pump
- push around
- put away
- put on the hotseat
- put the pressure on
- put the screws to
- put through the wringer
- put up to
- query
- question
- quiz
- railroad
- rap
- request
- roast
- rook
- sap
- scrutinize
- sell on
- send up
- send up the river
- sentence
- skin
- speed
- speed up
- spur
- squeeze
- steal
- steamroll
- stick
- strong-arm
- sweat
- sweat out
- third degree
- third-degree
- throw the book at
- turn on
- work over
Définition of put the screws to
- As in interrogate : verb ask pointed questions
- As in ask : verb question
- As in push : verb incite, urge
- As in bleed : verb extort
- As in convict : verb find guilty
- As in cross-examine : verb interrogating an opposing witness
- As in grill : verb ask questions aggressively
Antonyms for put the screws to
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