force

phonetic symbol: / fɔ́rs / 

force - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ a putout of a base runner who is required to run
■ the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
e.g.)
・the shortstop got the runner at second on a force
force-out , force out , force play

[ noun ]
■ an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
e.g.)
・he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
violence

[ noun ]
■ (of a law) having legal validity
effect

[ noun ]
■ physical energy or intensity
e.g.)
・he hit with all the force he could muster
・a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man
forcefulness , strength

[ noun ]
■ a powerful effect or influence
e.g.)
・the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them

[ noun ]
■ a unit that is part of some military service
e.g.)
・he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men
military force , military group , military unit

[ noun ]
■ a group of people having the power of effective action
e.g.)
・he joined forces with a band of adventurers

[ noun ]
■ group of people willing to obey orders
e.g.)
・a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens
personnel

[ noun ]
■ one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
e.g.)
・may the force be with you
・the forces of evil
power

[ noun ]
■ (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
e.g.)
・force equals mass times acceleration

[ verb ]
■ impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
e.g.)
・She forced her diet fads on him
thrust

[ verb ]
■ do forcibly
■ exert force
e.g.)
・Don't force it!

[ verb ]
■ cause to move by pulling
draw , pull

[ verb ]
■ force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
drive , ram

[ verb ]
■ squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
squeeze , wedge

[ verb ]
■ take by force
storm

[ verb ]
■ urge or force (a person) to an action
■ constrain or motivate
impel

[ verb ]
■ move with force,
push

[ verb ]
■ to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
e.g.)
・She forced him to take a job in the city
coerce , hale , pressure , squeeze

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