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Noun

1. Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

There is a sponginess underfoot; a greater upward force to your movements.

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2. An influence tending to change the motion of a body or produce motion or stress in a stationary body. The magnitude of such an influence is often calculated by multiplying the mass of the body and its acceleration.

In many ways, however, the weak force resembles the electromagnetic force.

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3. Used with a number as a measure of wind strength on the Beaufort scale.

Typhoon Rananim brought hurricanes of force 12 on the Beaufort scale when it landed.

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4. Coercion or compulsion, especially with the use or threat of violence.

They stopped the tribal wars, first by agreements and then by force.

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5. Mental or moral strength or power.

First, how are we to explain the motivational force of moral norms on this basis?

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6. A person or thing regarded as exerting power or influence.

As such, it became a force for exclusion rather than inclusion.

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7. The powerful effect of something.

The catalogue can never represent the immensity, force, and power of any given artwork.

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8. An organized body of military personnel or police.

This includes supporting foreign police and military forces.

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9. (forces) Troops and weaponry.

left-wing guerrilla forces

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10. (the forces) The army, navy, and air force of a country.

That day, they scaled the walls and opened the gates and the great army slew the forces of Seth and Balaam.

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11. (the force) The police.
12. A group of people brought together and organized for a particular activity.

The sales forces of medtech companies are hungry for additional products.

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13. (the Force) (in the Star Wars films) a mystical universal energy field which certain individuals, such as the Jedi, can harness to gain special powers or abilities.

he clearly used the Force to sense where the football was

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Verb

1. Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

the back door of the bank was forced

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2. Drive or push into a specified position or state using physical strength or against resistance.

the plane might have been forced down by fighters

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3. Achieve or bring about (something) by effort.

they forced a way through the crowd

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4. Artificially hasten the development or maturity of (a plant).

Bulbs that are used for forcing indoors cannot be forced two years in succession.

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5. Make (someone) do something against their will.

she was forced into early retirement

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6. Put out (a runner) by necessitating an advance to the next base when it is not possible to do so safely.

As soon as that happens the runner on first is no longer forced to go to second.

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Force out

1. (force someone out, force out someone) Compel someone to leave a job or position, especially by indirect means.

Fields was forced out as director

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Force down

1. (force something down, force down something) Manage to swallow food or drink when one does not want to.

‘Thanks,’ she whispered, and managed to force the fry down.

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Force on

1. (force oneself on someone) Rape or sexually assault a person.

What if the soldiers force themselves upon you?

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Origin

1. Middle English from Old French force (noun), forcer (verb), based on Latin fortis ‘strong’.

Noun

1. A waterfall.

Origin

1. Late Middle English from Old Norse fors.

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