eng: force

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Meaning
means	(noun) a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them" force
means	(noun) (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration" force
means	(noun) physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" forcefulness, strength, force
means	(noun) group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" force, personnel
means	(noun) a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" military unit, force, military force, military group
means	(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" force, violence
means	(noun) one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" power, force
means	(noun) a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers" force
means	(noun) (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" effect, force
means	(noun) a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force" force-out, force out, force, force play
means	(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"; "He squeezed her for information" hale, squeeze, force, coerce, pressure
means	(verb) urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate force, impel
means	(verb) move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" force, push
means	(verb) impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" force, thrust
means	(verb) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" force, wedge, squeeze
means	(verb) force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" ram, force, drive
means	(verb) cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" force, draw, pull
means	(verb) do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!" force
means	(verb) take by force; "Storm the fort" force, storm
means	e/Force (law)

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