To gain money, a promise, etc. by compulsion or violence.
obtain through intimidation
obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"
get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
