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Quick definitions from WordNet (force)
▸ noun: physical energy or intensity ("He hit with all the force he could muster")
▸ noun: a powerful effect or influence ("The force of his eloquence easily persuaded them")
▸ noun: a group of people having the power of effective action ("He joined forces with a band of adventurers")
▸ noun: group of people willing to obey orders ("A public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens")
▸ noun: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity ("Force equals mass times acceleration")
▸ noun: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) ("He may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one")
▸ noun: (of a law) having legal validity
▸ noun: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority ("May the force be with you")
▸ noun: a unit that is part of some military service ("He sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")
▸ verb: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably ("She forced her diet fads on him")
▸ verb: do forcibly; exert force ("Don't force it!")
▸ verb: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
▸ verb: take by force
▸ verb: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
▸ verb: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
▸ verb: cause to move along the ground by pulling
▸ verb: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
▸ verb: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #7982)
▸ Also see forcing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to force
▸ Usage examples for force
▸ Idioms related to force (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing force
▸ Words that often appear near force
▸ Rhymes of force
▸ Invented words related to force
▸ noun: physical energy or intensity ("He hit with all the force he could muster")
▸ noun: a powerful effect or influence ("The force of his eloquence easily persuaded them")
▸ noun: a group of people having the power of effective action ("He joined forces with a band of adventurers")
▸ noun: group of people willing to obey orders ("A public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens")
▸ noun: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity ("Force equals mass times acceleration")
▸ noun: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) ("He may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one")
▸ noun: (of a law) having legal validity
▸ noun: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority ("May the force be with you")
▸ noun: a unit that is part of some military service ("He sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")
▸ verb: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably ("She forced her diet fads on him")
▸ verb: do forcibly; exert force ("Don't force it!")
▸ verb: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
▸ verb: take by force
▸ verb: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
▸ verb: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
▸ verb: cause to move along the ground by pulling
▸ verb: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
▸ verb: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #7982)
▸ Also see forcing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to force
▸ Usage examples for force
▸ Idioms related to force (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing force
▸ Words that often appear near force
▸ Rhymes of force
▸ Invented words related to force