Dragoons - English meaning

noun

A cavalry soldier whose principal weapon was a carbine.

Usage examples:

Light infantry also had flank companies, though their grenadiers were known as carabiniers.

noun

A supporter of king charles i in the english civil war.

Usage examples:

Those loyal to parliament were called roundheads; those loyal to the king were cavaliers.

adjective

Showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.

Usage examples:

Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude

adjective

Not serious or caring enough about matters that other people are serious about

Usage examples:

A cavalier attitude toward public health concerns

noun

A soldier in an army who fights in a tank, or (especially in the past) on a horse

Usage examples:

Former cavalrymen gather at west point for a yearly memorial., genghis khan’s nomadic cavalrymen on…

noun

A knight.

Usage examples:

The poor chevalier de la barre subsequently joined calas in the ranks of the enlightenment's martyrs.

verb

Persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.

Usage examples:

He was coerced into giving evidence

verb

To persuade someone forcefully to do something that he or she may not want to do

Usage examples:

I don’t think anybody should be coerced into leaving., they used threats and coercion to keep the o…

verb

Force or oblige (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

A sense of duty compelled harry to answer her questions

verb

To force someone to do something

Usage examples:

At school, we were compelled to wear uniforms, which i hated.

verb

Compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action.

Usage examples:

Children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates

verb

To limit someone's freedom, or to limit the way something develops or grows

Usage examples:

Rising energy costs are constraining consumer and business spending.

noun

A cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass.

Usage examples:

He quotes french cuirassiers (heavy cavalrymen) as saying that their sabers were ‘virtually useless…

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

Usage examples:

At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

exclamation

Used to express surprise, suspicion, triumph, etc.

Usage examples:

Ha! that'll teach you!

abbreviation

Hectare(s).

noun

The name formerly proposed by the american chemical society for the chemical element of atomic number 105 ( dubnium ), and by iupac for element 108 ( hassium ).

verb

Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Usage examples:

Being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless

verb

Annoy continually or chronically

verb

To annoy or trouble someone repeatedly

Usage examples:

He claimed that the police continued to harass foreign journalists., she felt she was being harasse…

noun

A dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent.

Usage examples:

A hound came running through the trees, nose to the ground

verb

Harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.

Usage examples:

She was hounded by the italian press

noun

A soldier in a light cavalry regiment which had adopted a dress uniform modelled on that of the hungarian hussars (now only in titles).

Usage examples:

The queen's royal irish hussars

verb

Drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

Financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures

verb

To force someone to do something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] when i see them eating, i feel impelled to eat, too.

noun

(in the middle ages) a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armour.

Usage examples:

The crossbow was really the first hand-held weapon that could be used by an untrained soldier to in…

verb

Invest (someone) with the title of knight.

Usage examples:

He was knighted for his services to industry

noun

(in the past) a man of high rank who was trained to fight as a soldier on a horse

Usage examples:

I’m reading about king arthur and his knights., he was knighted by queen elizabeth ii.

noun

A soldier of a cavalry regiment armed with lances.

Usage examples:

If at that moment, the swordsman lunges, forcing the lance to the outside, he is safe and the lance…

noun

A soldier who belongs to the part of an army that used lances in the past

Usage examples:

The queen's royal lancers

phrasal verb

Rely on or derive support from someone or something.

Usage examples:

They have learned to lean on each other for support

phrasal verb

Put pressure on someone to act in a certain way.

Usage examples:

A determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority

phrasal verb

To sit or stand with part of your body touching something as a support

Usage examples:

He leaned against the wall., she leaned her head on his shoulder., she leaned the brush against the…

verb

Harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to.

Usage examples:

She constantly nags her daughter about getting married

noun

A person who nags someone.

Usage examples:

We don't want to be perceived as nags or, worse still, incompetent.

noun

A horse, especially one that is old or in poor health.

Usage examples:

The old nag the lad fetched smelled sweaty

verb

Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something.

Usage examples:

Doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

Usage examples:

A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

Usage examples:

Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

noun

Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.

Usage examples:

The gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside

verb

Attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something.

Usage examples:

It might be possible to pressure him into resigning

verb

Produce or maintain raised pressure artificially in (a gas or its container).

Usage examples:

The mixture was pressurized to 1,900 atmospheres

verb

To keep the air pressure in a submarine, plane, etc. at a level that is suitable for breathing

Usage examples:

He was pressurized into signing the agreement.

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

noun

A cavalryman or fencer using a sabre.

Usage examples:

Factor this in for a 3-fencer sabre team and you have a cost of $597 per fencer - just about two an…

verb

Firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers.

Usage examples:

Kate squeezed his hand affectionately

noun

An act of squeezing something.

Usage examples:

A gentle squeeze of the trigger

Press firmly