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force > 18 senses
NOUN1force, military unit, military force, military groupA unit that is part of some military service
2force, powerOne possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
3force(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
4force, personnelGroup of people willing to obey orders
5forceA powerful effect or influence
6force, violenceAn act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
7force, forcefulness, strengthPhysical energy or intensity
8forceA group of people having the power of effective action
9force, effect(of a law) having legal validity
VERB1force, coerce, hale, squeeze, pressureTo cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
2force, impelUrge or force (a person) to an action
3force, pushMove with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
4force, thrustImpose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably
5force, wedge, squeezeSqueeze like a wedge into a tight space
6force, drive, ramForce into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
7forceDo forcibly
8force, pull, drawCause to move along the ground by pulling
9force, stormTake by force
force > pronunciation
Soundsfao'rs
Rhymesforce, airforce, Bourse, and 26 more rhymes in aors at the HyperDic website...
force > noun 1, group
MeaningA unit that is part of some military service.
Examples"he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
Synonymsmilitary unit, military force, military group
Categorymilitary, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Member ofmilitary service, armed service, service
Membersserviceman, military man, man, military personnel
Narrowertrip wire; command; enemy; task force; army unit; naval unit; air unit; armor, armour; mujahidin, mujahedin, mujahedeen, mujahadeen, mujahadin, mujahideen, mujahadein; legion; echelon; phalanx; Republican Guard; Haganah; Israeli Defense Force, IDF; militia, reserves; home guard; commando; contingent, detail; headquarters; spearhead
Broaderunit, social unit
force > noun 2, person
MeaningOne possessing or exercising power or influence or authority.
Examples"may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
Synonymspower
Narrowerjuggernaut, steamroller; influence; Moloch
Broadercausal agent, cause, causal agency
Verbsforce; force; force
force > noun 3, phenomenon
Meaning(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity.
Examples"force equals mass times acceleration"
Categoryphysics, physical science, natural philosophy
Narroweraerodynamic force; affinity, chemical attraction; attraction, attractive force; repulsion, repulsive force; centrifugal force; centripetal force; cohesion; Coriolis force; drift, impetus, impulsion; Lorentz force; moment; propulsion; pull; push, thrust; reaction; stress; torsion, torque; magnetomotive force; life force, vital force, vitality, elan vital
Broaderphysical phenomenon
Verbsforce; force; force
force > noun 4, group
MeaningGroup of people willing to obey orders.
Examples"a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
Synonymspersonnel
Narrowerguerrilla force, guerilla force; military service, armed service, service; military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine; paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary unit, paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation; police, police force, constabulary, law; security force, private security force; military police, MP; work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men; patrol; military personnel, soldiery, troops; rank and file, rank; staff; line personnel; management personnel
Broaderorganization, organisation
force > noun 5, attribute
MeaningA powerful effect or influence.
Examples"the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
Narrowerpressure; duress; heartbeat; lifeblood; wheels
Broaderinfluence
Verbsforce; force; force; force
force > noun 6, act
MeaningAn act of aggression (as one against a person who resists).
Examples"he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
Synonymsviolence
Narrowerdomestic violence; road rage; riot, public violence
Broaderaggression, hostility
Verbsforce
force > noun 7, attribute
MeaningPhysical energy or intensity.
Examples"he hit with all the force he could muster"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
Synonymsforcefulness, strength
Narrowerbrunt; momentum, impulse; energy, vigor, vigour
Broaderintensity, intensiveness
force > noun 8, group
MeaningA group of people having the power of effective action.
Examples"he joined forces with a band of adventurers"
Broadersocial group
force > noun 9, attribute
Meaning(of a law) having legal validity.
Synonymseffect
Categorylaw, jurisprudence
Broadervalidity, validness
force > verb 1, social
MeaningTo cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city".
PatternSomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
ModelThey force him to write the letter
Synonymscoerce, hale, squeeze, pressure
Cause toact, move
Narrowerturn up the heat, turn up the pressure; drive; bludgeon; steamroller, steamroll; squeeze for; dragoon, sandbag, railroad; terrorize, terrorise; bring oneself
Broadercompel, oblige, obligate
Nounsforce; force
force > verb 2, creation
MeaningUrge or force (a person) to an action. Constrain or motivate.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
ModelThey force him to write the letter
Synonymsimpel
Broadercause, do, make
Nounsforce
force > verb 3, motion
MeaningMove with force, "He pushed the table into a corner".
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymspush
Entailspress; move
Entailed bypunt, pole
Narrowernudge, poke at, prod; press, push; repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back; shove; jerk, flick; jostle, shove; nose; push out, obtrude, thrust out; push aside, push away; muscle into; push up; thrust; drive; jam; thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze; topple, tumble, tip
Broadermove, displace
Contrarypull, draw, force
Similar topush
Participleforced
See alsoforce out; force out
Nounsforce
force > verb 4, communication
MeaningImpose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably.
PatternSomebody ----s something on somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Examples"She forced her diet fads on him"
Synonymsthrust
Narrowerstick, sting
Broadercompel, oblige, obligate
Nounsforce; force
force > verb 5, contact
MeaningSqueeze like a wedge into a tight space.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymswedge, squeeze
Entailed bybulldoze
Narrowerimpact; compress, compact, pack together
Broadermove, displace
force > verb 6, contact
MeaningForce into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.
PatternSomebody ----s something PP
Synonymsdrive, ram
Narrowertoe, toenail
Broaderthrust
Similar todrive; drive
force > verb 7, contact
MeaningDo forcibly. Exert force.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"Don't force it!"
Narrowerpull
Broaderact, move
See alsoforce out; force out; force out; force back
Nounsforce; force; force
force > verb 8, contact
MeaningCause to move along the ground by pulling.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonymspull, draw
Narrowertwitch; pull back; adduct; abduct; stretch; pluck, plunk, pick; tug; drag; haul, hale, cart, drag; attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in; yank, jerk; winch; pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off; hike up, hitch up
Broadermove, displace
Contrarypush, force
Similar topull; pull
Nounsforce
force > verb 9, contact
MeaningTake by force.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsstorm
Broaderpenetrate, perforate
Nounsforce

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