press-gang
verb [T] /ˈpres.ɡæŋ/ informalDefinition
› to force or strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do: I've been press-ganged into taking the kids swimming.Causing somebody to actUrging and persuadingUrging and persuadingCausing somebody to act
(Definition of press-gang verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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