Extort: alternatives and connections

A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied…

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To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose.

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An enterprise.

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A lever; also, leverage.

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The entire coat of wood that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time.

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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To hold; to keep; to possess.

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To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.

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To pull; to draw.

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A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.

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The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mi…

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To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the p…

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To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon.

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Taken.

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The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction;…

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The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction;…

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A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, wi…

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Same as Arrack.

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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…

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To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.

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