dragooned — dra·goon || drÉ™ guËn n. cavalry soldier v. force, pressure into doing something … English contemporary dictionary
dragoon — [[t]drəgu͟ːn[/t]] dragoons, dragooning, dragooned 1) N COUNT A dragoon was a soldier in old European armies. Dragoons usually fought on horseback. 2) VERB If someone dragoons you into doing something that you do not want to do, they persuade you… … English dictionary
dragoon into — dra ˈgoon ˌinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they dragoon into he/she/it dragoons into present participle dragooning into … Useful english dictionary
Dragoon — Dra*goon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dragooning}.] 1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. [1913 Webster] 2. To compel submission by violent measures;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dragooning — Dragoon Dra*goon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dragooning}.] 1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. [1913 Webster] 2. To compel submission by violent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To Say Nothing of the Dog — infobox Book | name = To Say Nothing of the Dog title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Connie Willis cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction Comedy… … Wikipedia
dragoon — I UK [drəˈɡuːn] / US [drəˈɡun] noun [countable] Word forms dragoon : singular dragoon plural dragoons a soldier in the past who rode a horse and used a gun II UK [drəˈɡuːn] / US [drəˈɡun] verb Word forms dragoon : present tense I/you/we/they… … English dictionary
dragoon into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dragoon into : present tense I/you/we/they dragoon into he/she/it dragoons into present participle dragooning into past tense dragooned into past participle dragooned into dragoon someone into something to… … English dictionary
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Operation Dragoon — Part of World War II A map of the operation … Wikipedia
