force

force
[[t]fɔrs, foʊrs[/t]]
n. v. forced, forc•ing
1) physical power or strength:
to pull with all one's force[/ex]
2) strength exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence:
to use force to open a door[/ex]
3) strength; energy; power:
the force of the waves; a personality of great force[/ex]
4) power to influence, affect, or control; efficacious power:
the force of circumstances[/ex]
5) law Law. unlawful violence threatened or committed against persons or property
6) persuasive power; power to convince:
the force of an argument[/ex]
7) mental or moral strength:
force of character[/ex]
8) might, as of a ruler or realm; strength for war
9) Often, forces. the military or fighting strength, esp. of a nation
10) any body of persons combined for joint action:
a sales force[/ex]
11) intensity or strength of effect:
the force of her acting[/ex]
12) phs Physics.
a) an influence on a body or system, producing or tending to produce a change in movement or shape or other effects
b) the intensity of such an influence
Symbol: F f
13) any influence or agency analogous to physical force:
social forces[/ex]
14) binding power, as of a contract
15) spo
force play
16) value; significance; meaning
17) to compel, constrain, or oblige (oneself or someone) to do something:
to force a suspect to confess[/ex]
18) to drive or propel against resistance
19) to bring about or effect by force
20) to bring about of necessity or as a necessary result:
to force a smile[/ex]
21) to put or impose (something or someone) forcibly on or upon a person:
to force one's opinions on others[/ex]
22) to obtain or draw forth by or as if by force; extort:
to force a confession[/ex]
23) to enter or take by force; overpower:
They forced the town after a long siege[/ex]
24) to break open (a door, lock, etc.)
25) bot to cause (plants, fruits, etc.) to grow or mature at an increased rate by artificial means
26) to press or urge (an animal, person, etc.) to violent effort or to the utmost
27) to use force upon
28) to rape
29) spo baseball
a) to cause (a base runner) to be put out in a force play
b) to cause (a base runner or run) to score, as by walking a batter with the bases full (often fol. by in)
30) gam (in cards)
a) to compel (a player) to trump by leading a suit of which the player has no cards
b) to compel a player to play (a particular card)
c) to compel (a player) to play so as to make known the strength of the hand
31) to make one's way by force
Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < MF < VL *fortia, der. of L fortis strong force′a•ble, adj. force′less, adj. forc′er, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • forcé — force [ fɔrs ] n. f. • 1080; bas lat. fortia, plur. neutre substantivé de fortis → 1. fort; forcer I ♦ La force de qqn. 1 ♦ Puissance d action physique (d un être, d un organe). Force physique; force musculaire. ⇒ résistance, robustesse, vigueur …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • force — Force, Vis, Neruositas, Fortitudo, Virtus. Il se prend quelquesfois pour le dessus d une entreprinse ou affaire, comme, Il combatit si vaillamment que la force fut sienne, c est à dire, que le dessus du combat et la victoire fut à luy. Item,… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp …   Law dictionary

  • force — Force. subst. fem. Vigueur, faculté naturelle d agir vigoureusement. Il se dit proprement du corps. Force naturelle. grande force. force extraordinaire. force de corps. force de bras, la force consiste dans les nerfs. frapper de toute sa force, y …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Force — Force, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See {Fort}, n.] 1. Capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • forcé — forcé, ée (for sé, sée) part. passé de forcer. 1°   À quoi on a fait violence, qu on a tordu, brisé avec violence. Un coffre forcé. Une serrure forcée. •   Ils [les Juifs] répandirent dans le monde que le sépulcre [de Jésus] avait été forcé ;… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • force — n 1 *power, energy, strength, might, puissance Analogous words: *stress, strain, pressure, tension: *speed, velocity, momentum, impetus, headway 2 Force, violence, compulsion, coercion, duress, constraint, restraint denote the exercise or the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • force — [fôrs, fōrs] n. [ME < OFr < VL * fortia, * forcia < L fortis, strong: see FORT1] 1. strength; energy; vigor; power 2. the intensity of power; impetus [the force of a blow] 3. a) physical power or strength exerted against a person or… …   English World dictionary

  • Force — Force, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forcing}.] [OF. forcier, F. forcer, fr. LL. forciare, fortiare. See {Force}, n.] 1. To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • force — ► NOUN 1) physical strength or energy as an attribute of action or movement. 2) Physics an influence tending to change the motion of a body or produce motion or stress in a stationary body. 3) coercion backed by the use or threat of violence. 4)… …   English terms dictionary

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