: Re: Correct word for "Pulling some one into work, with continuous effort"? Please consider the below excerpt. 'How long is your break?' I shouted. A group of labourers sat under the banyan tree

@Murray165

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I remained under the banyan tree, exhausted by my daily ritual of dragooning the men every two hours.

Although a dragoon was originally a member of a heavy cavalry unit, the use of such forces to impose the will of a conqueror on unwilling people led to the use of dragooning to mean "demanding compliance by threat or coercion".

In recent times, the meaning has softened as it was used for exaggerated effect. "I was dragooned into helping with the childrens' bath time."

In that sense, it is suitable for your case where there is certainly a lack of cooperation but the resistance is passive.

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