ALL meanings of force
force
F f - verb force If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you. 0
- verb force If a situation or event forces you to do something, it makes it necessary for you to do something that you would not otherwise have done. 0
- verb force If someone forces something on or upon you, they make you accept or use it when you would prefer not to. 0
- verb force If you force something into a particular position, you use a lot of strength to make it move there. 0
- verb force If someone forces a lock, a door, or a window, they break the lock or fastening in order to get into a building without using a key. 0
- uncountable noun force If someone uses force to do something, or if it is done by force, strong and violent physical action is taken in order to achieve it. 0
- uncountable noun force Force is the power or strength which something has. 0
- countable noun force If you refer to someone or something as a force in a particular type of activity, you mean that they have a strong influence on it. 0
- uncountable noun force The force of something is the powerful effect or quality that it has. 0
- countable noun force You can use forces to refer to processes and events that do not appear to be caused by human beings, and are therefore difficult to understand or control. 0
- variable noun force In physics, a force is the pulling or pushing effect that something has on something else. 0
- uncountable noun force Force is used before a number to indicate a wind of a particular speed or strength, especially a very strong wind. 0
- verb force If you force a smile or a laugh, you manage to smile or laugh, but with an effort because you are unhappy. 0
- countable noun force Forces are groups of soldiers or military vehicles that are organized for a particular purpose. 0
- noun plural force The forces means the army, the navy, or the air force, or all three. 0
- singular noun force The force is sometimes used to mean the police force. 0
- noun force strength or energy; might; power 0
- noun force exertion or the use of exertion against a person or thing that resists; coercion 0
- noun force a dynamic influence that changes a body from a state of rest to one of motion or changes its rate of motion. The magnitude of the force is equal to the product of the mass of the body and its acceleration 0
- noun force a static influence that produces an elastic strain in a body or system or bears weight 0
- noun force any operating influence that produces or tends to produce a change in a physical quantity 0
- noun force intellectual, social, political, or moral influence or strength 0
- noun force a person or thing with such influence 0
- noun force vehemence or intensity 0
- noun force a group of persons organized for military or police functions 0
- noun force a group of persons organized for particular duties or tasks 0
- noun force violence unlawfully committed or threatened 0
- noun force that which an expression is normally used to achieve 0
- verb force to compel or cause (a person, group, etc) to do something through effort, superior strength, etc; coerce 0
- verb force to acquire, secure, or produce through effort, superior strength, etc 0
- verb force to propel or drive despite resistance 0
- verb force to break down or open (a lock, safe, door, etc) 0
- verb force to impose or inflict 0
- verb force to cause (plants or farm animals) to grow or fatten artificially at an increased rate 0
- verb force to strain or exert to the utmost 0
- verb force to rape; ravish 0
- verb force to compel (a player) to trump in order to take a trick 0
- verb force to compel a player by the lead of a particular suit to play (a certain card) 0
- verb force (in bridge) to induce (a bid) from one's partner by bidding in a certain way 0
- noun force (in northern England) a waterfall 0
- noun force strength; energy; vigor; power 0
- noun force the intensity of power; impetus 0
- noun force physical power or strength exerted against a person or thing 0
- noun force the use of physical power to overcome or restrain a person; physical coercion; violence 0
- noun force the power of a person to act effectively and vigorously; moral or intellectual strength 0
- noun force the power to control, persuade, influence, etc.; effectiveness 0
- noun force a person, thing, or group having a certain influence, power, etc. 0
- noun force the real or precise meaning; basic point 0
- noun force military, naval, or air power 0
- noun force the collective armed strength, as of a nation 0