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v. obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"

counter

n. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

joggle, dowel, dowel pin

n. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

pole, magnetic pole

n. one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

terminal, pole

n. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

frame, framework, skeleton, underframe

n. a structure supporting or containing something

grip, hold, handle

n. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

afflict, distress greatly

v. cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

afflict, distress greatly

v. cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

distress, strain emotionally

v. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

strike hard, smite

v. inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

sorrow, grieve, feel grief

v. feel grief; eat one's heart out

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

bother, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

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