: 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

rounding up
assembling
collecting
dragooning
gathering
mustering
marshalling
corraling, herding, driving

I think "dragoon" is a wonderfully descriptive term, and has the sense of forcing someone to do service that many of the other terms lack (though supplied here by context in the passage). I don't know how many people would understand it today, but it'd probably be my first choice as well.

I don't think "marshal" fits quite as well as some other choices.

If the word "up" must remain, I favor "collecting", "gathering", "mustering", and "corralling" the best. I don't think either "hauling up" or "dragging up" fits well at all.

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