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Bulldoze

To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; -- used originally of the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana.

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Dismantle 76% connected

To strip or deprive of dress; to divest.

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Level 76% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Rase 76% connected

To rub along the surface of; to graze.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Raze 76% connected

A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root.

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Bulldozer 74% connected

One who bulldozes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bulldozer 74% connected

One who bulldozes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Force 72% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Squeeze 72% connected

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wedge 72% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

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