blackmail
extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information • Hypernyms: extortion
1. exert pressure on someone through threats • Syn: blackjack, pressure • Derivationally related forms: pressure (for: pressure), blackmailer • Hypernyms: influence, act upon, work • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - They blackmail him to write the letter 2. obtain through threats • Derivationally related forms: blackmailer • Topics: crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking • Hypernyms: extort • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody
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