"dragoon" in the noun sense
1. dragoon
a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
"dragoon" in the verb sense
1. dragoon, sandbag, railroad
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
"They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
2. dragoon
subjugate by imposing troops
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