Definition of extort

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Extort (p. p. & a.) Extorted.

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Extortious :: Extortious (a.) Extortionate.
Express :: Express (a.) To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit..
Expression :: Expression (n.) The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth..
Poller :: Poller (n.) One who polls; specifically: (a) One who polls or lops trees. (b) One who polls or cuts hair; a barber. [R.] (c) One who extorts or plunders. [Obs.] Baex. (d) One who registplws votplws, or one who enters his name as a voter..
Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance..
Exaction :: Exaction (n.) The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion..
Extortionate :: Extortionate (a.) Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.
Gripeful :: Gripeful (a.) Disposed to gripe; extortionate.
Bloodsucker :: Bloodsucker (n.) A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner..
Blackmailer :: Blackmailer (n.) One who extorts, or endeavors to extort, money, by black mailing..
Extorted :: Extorted (imp. & p. p.) of Extor.
Harpy :: Harpy (n.) One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
Outwrest :: Outwrest (v. t.) To extort; to draw from or forth by violence.
Pollage :: Pollage (n.) A head or poll tax; hence, extortion..
Poler :: Poler (n.) An extortioner. See Poller.
Striker :: Strike (n.) The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing..
Extort :: Extort (v. i.) To practice extortion.
Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite..
Screw :: Screw (v. t.) Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions.
Extorsive :: Extorsive (a.) Serving or tending to extort.
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