Word Finder - force

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Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.

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the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract

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Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.

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Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.

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A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)

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Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.

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A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.

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police force

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The ability to attack, control, or constrain.

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show of force

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A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.

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Legal validity.

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The law will come into force in January.

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Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.

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Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.

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(with the, often capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.

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To violate (a woman); to rape.

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To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.

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To compel (someone or something) to do something.

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To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.

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To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).

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To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.

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The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then.

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To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).

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To force a lock.

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To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.

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To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.

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Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag.

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(whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.

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To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.

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To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.

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To allow the force of; to value; to care for.

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(law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.

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He joined the police force a long time ago, when he lived in Virginia.

synonyms

• police
• police department
• police service

The sun was trying to force its way through the curtains.

I wouldn.t force a human to do anything.

What mysterious force guided the seedling from the dark earth up to the light, through leaf and stem and bud, to glorious fulfilment in the perfect flower?

There is a band of thieves in our district who ought to be arrested by a strong force--October 11.

He doesn't force me to do what he wants.

He pulled back, having to exert considerable force against her surprising strength.

He.d serve on the Council and force it to stay together.

Only the deities can force another deity to resign.

She was going to have to force it.

If any part of you cared about him, you'd want him to be happy, not force him to love you!

She acts like you should spank her and force her admit to doing something she considers really bad.

Public opinion is a powerful force, and if it is generally a force for peace, then the web magnifies it.

So we're in force, it seems....

Of all the coddling he'd accused Sofi and Bianca of doing, he'd been working hard to protect Darian from anything that might force him to grow into his powers.

And this is a force for peace.

What force made men act so?

Darkyn didn't appear to force her to return.

And truth is a force for peace.

They'd been right to use force over reason with the Council, a lesson he'd learned almost too late.

This force was hemmed in by the enemy.

What force has a multitude?

What force moves the nations?

Dean said, trying to force a tone of normalcy into his strained voice.

We have a police force and a court system to apply the laws equally to all.

I shall not attempt to conquer her by force alone; but I shall insist on reasonable obedience from the start.

To get her to do the simplest thing, such as combing her hair or washing her hands or buttoning her boots, it was necessary to use force, and, of course, a distressing scene followed.

Apparently she had forgotten her age and by force of habit employed all the old feminine arts.

Exploding at the word intriguer, Nicholas, raising his voice, told his mother he had never expected her to try to force him to sell his feelings, but if that were so, he would say for the last time....

This city was evidently living with the full force of its own life.

But dazed by the force of the movement, it was long before people understood this.

The feel of the planet's life force through his body was staggering, the sensation similar to what he felt the first time he'd met his nishani.

Induction is an effect of the field of force associated with a magnet.

Order was maintained by a mounted native police force.

First, the web promotes access to information, a huge force for peace.

Enabling people to communicate in a method with which their governments cannot interfere is a force for freedom and peace.

The recognition of man's free will as something capable of influencing historical events, that is, as not subject to laws, is the same for history as the recognition of a free force moving the heavenly bodies would be for astronomy.

Had he brought her all the way out here to force himself on her?

Our work concerns electrostatic forces; force fields that surround us everywhere.

I tried to force from my memory the mayhem and violence Grasso had wrought across the country.

Two had helped force feed him, before he knew kiri loved him.

Deidre had never seen him like this, as a quietly commanding figure, capable of lethal force one moment and gentle kisses the next.

His powers were back in full force, without her to steady his control.

Perhaps it will give Edith enough time to go to the authorities and force him to stay away.

Josh hit the floor with enough force to take the breath out of the average man.

Don't let him force you into a decision you're not ready to make.

During the war of 1812 a British force occupied Bangor for several days (in September 1814), destroying vessels and cargoes.

In March 1650 Montrose landed in the Orkneys to take the command of a small force which he had sent on before him.

No unnecessary force is permitted, and no stoppage must occur during the operation.

The moment of a small magnet may be resolved like a force.

When the saturation value of I has been reached, the relation of magnetic induction to magnetic force may be expressed by B = H +constant.