0 past simple and past participle of blackmail
1 to get money from someone by blackmail:
They used the photographs to blackmail her into spying for them.
A computer hacker's attempt to blackmail the bank was foiled by detectives last month.
The gang thought they could use the photographs to blackmail the pop star.
If someone is blackmailing you, you really must inform the police.
The film is about a city dealer who is blackmailing his boss.
The workers on the project also thought the new law could lead to punters being blackmailed.
The group claims that it has been blackmailed.
Kabukimono gambled, blackmailed people in the streets, and swaggered in entertainment districts such as the licensed quarter and public bath and theatre areas.
