FORCE

/fɔːs/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means. — synonyms: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure
  2. verb urge or force (a person) to an action. — synonyms: impel
  3. verb move with force. — synonyms: push
  4. verb impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably. — synonyms: thrust
  5. verb squeeze like a wedge into a tight space. — synonyms: wedge, squeeze
  6. verb force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically. — synonyms: drive, ram
  7. verb do forcibly.
  8. verb take by force. — synonyms: storm
  9. noun a powerful effect or influence.
  10. noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity.
  11. noun physical energy or intensity. — synonyms: forcefulness, strength
  12. noun group of people willing to obey orders. — synonyms: personnel
  13. noun a unit that is part of some military service. — synonyms: military_unit, military_force, military_group
  14. noun an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists). — synonyms: violence
  15. noun one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority. — synonyms: power
  16. noun a group of people having the power of effective action.
  17. noun (of a law) having legal validity. — synonyms: effect
  18. noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run. — synonyms: force_out, force-out, force_play

Examples

  • “the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract”
  • “police force”
  • “show of force”

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