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ALL meanings of force

force
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  • noun force physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window. 1
  • noun force strength or power exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence: to use force to open the window; to use force on a person. 1
  • noun force strength; energy; power; intensity: a personality of great force. 1
  • noun force power to influence, affect, or control; efficacious power: the force of circumstances; a force for law and order. 1
  • noun force Law. unlawful violence threatened or committed against persons or property. 1
  • noun force persuasive power; power to convince: They felt the force of his arguments. 1
  • noun force mental or moral strength: force of character. 1
  • noun force might, as of a ruler or realm; strength for war. 1
  • noun force Often, forces. the military or fighting strength, especially of a nation. 1
  • noun force any body of persons combined for joint action: a sales force. 1
  • noun force intensity or strength of effect: the force of her acting. 1
  • noun force Physics. an influence on a body or system, producing or tending to produce a change in movement or in shape or other effects. the intensity of such an influence. Symbol: F, f. 1
  • noun force any influence or agency analogous to physical force: social forces. 1
  • noun force binding power, as of a contract. 1
  • noun force Baseball. force play. 1
  • noun force value; significance; meaning. 1
  • noun force Billiards. a stroke in which the cue ball is forcibly struck directly below the center in such a manner as to cause it to stop abruptly, bound back, or roll off to one side after hitting the object ball. 1
  • verb with object force to compel, constrain, or oblige (oneself or someone) to do something: to force a suspect to confess. 1
  • verb with object force to drive or propel against resistance: He forced his way through the crowd. They forced air into his lungs. 1
  • verb with object force to bring about or effect by force. 1
  • verb with object force to bring about of necessity or as a necessary result: to force a smile. 1
  • verb with object force to put or impose (something or someone) forcibly on or upon a person: to force one's opinions on others. 1
  • verb with object force to compel by force; overcome the resistance of: to force acceptance of something. 1
  • verb with object force to obtain or draw forth by or as if by force; extort: to force a confession. 1
  • verb with object force to enter or take by force; overpower: They forced the town after a long siege. 1
  • verb with object force to break open (a door, lock, etc.). 1
  • verb with object force to cause (plants, fruits, etc.) to grow or mature at an increased rate by artificial means. 1
  • verb with object force to press, urge, or exert (an animal, person, etc.) to violent effort or to the utmost. 1
  • verb with object force to use force upon. 1
  • verb with object force to rape. 1
  • verb with object force Baseball. to cause (a base runner) to be put out by obliging the runner, as by a ground ball, to vacate a base and attempt to move to the next base in order to make room for another runner or the batter. to cause (a base runner or run) to score, as by walking a batter with the bases full (often followed by in). 1
  • verb with object force Cards. to compel (a player) to trump by leading a suit of which the player has no cards. to compel a player to play (a particular card). to compel (a player) to play so as to make known the strength of the hand. 1
  • verb with object force Photography. to develop (a print or negative) for longer than usual in order to increase density or bring out details. to bring out underexposed parts of (a print or negative) by adding alkali to the developer. 1
  • verb with object force Archaic. to give force to; strengthen; reinforce. 1
  • verb without object force to make one's way by force. 1
  • idioms force in force, in operation; effective: This ancient rule is no longer in force. in large numbers; at full strength: They attacked in force. 1
  • noun force Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement. 1
  • noun force strength 1
  • noun force physics: influence on motion 1
  • noun force powerful entity 1
  • noun force military group 1
  • noun plural force military: troops 1
  • transitive verb force compel, oblige 1
  • transitive verb force obstacle: overcome 1
  • noun force compulsion 1
  • noun force persuasiveness 1
  • noun force group of people 1
  • noun force strain 1
  • transitive verb force overcome opposition to 1
  • noun Definition of force in Technology A dBASE dialect for MS-DOS. 1
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