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Meaning force meaning

What does force mean?
Definitions in simple English

force Noun

— A force the act of a thing pushing on another thing, or how strongly it pushes. The force of the hammer hitting the nail pushes the nail into the wood. In science, energy is force times distance. He pushed his shoulder against the door with great force, but was not able to open the locked door. — A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain. police force

force Verb

— Someone forces something to happen when they make it happen. He forced his way into the room. The large size of our family forced me to buy a bigger house.

force

— verb (= squeeze, pressure) 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 — noun a powerful effect or influence the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them — noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity force equals mass times acceleration — noun (= forcefulness, strength) 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 — verb urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate — noun group of people willing to obey orders a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens — verb (= push) move with force He pushed the table into a corner — noun a unit that is part of some military service he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men — verb impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably She forced her diet fads on him — noun (= violence) 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 — verb (= wedge, squeeze) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space I squeezed myself into the corner — verb (= drive, ram) force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically She rammed her mind into focus He drives me mad — verb do forcibly; exert force Don't force it! — noun (= power) 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 — verb (= pull, draw) cause to move by pulling draw a wagon pull a sled — noun a group of people having the power of effective action he joined forces with a band of adventurers — noun (= effect) (of a law) having legal validity the law is still in effect — verb (= storm) take by force Storm the fort — 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

Synonyms force synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as force?

force English » English

compel power strength violence coerce might energy constrain oblige vigour compulsion pressure press drive push vigor impose thrust make impel urge squeeze coercion intensity enforce influence unit strain squad team shift ravish ram potency momentum intimidate impetus effect detachment ability violate shove rape pull hale group constraint bunch bully band

Topics force topics

What do people use force to talk about?
Language and thought Want Influence

Compel
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Push
Person Body condition

Strong
Person Life Sexual relations

Sexual immorality
Social behavior Conflict Fight

Violent
Social behavior Conflict War

Military organization
Social behavior Religion

Miracle, supernatural power
Work and occupation Work Method Work well

Power, force
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Put in
Physical actions Move something Take somewhere

Drive along
Physical actions Physical impact

Hit

  • What words refer to the speed or force with which something is hit?
    force impact
Social behavior Conflict Fight

Attack
Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Enter by force
Social behavior Religion Miracle, supernatural power

Sorcery
Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Facial expression
Social behavior Behavior Culture

Habit
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Protect
Social behavior Government Government functions

Police
Social behavior Conflict War Military organization

Navy
Social behavior Conflict War Military organization

Air force
Social behavior Conflict

Peace
Daily life Food

Eat
Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Take by force
States Quantity Plural

Many, much
States Quantity More

Increase
Grammar General words Thing

Situation

Conjugation force conjugation

How do you conjugate force?

force · verb

Examples force examples

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Simple sentences

Gravity is the natural force by which objects are attracted to each other.
I don't want to force you to do that.
Nobody will force you to do that.
Let's fight for a world without wars and force.
I won't force myself to anything.
It'll have to be done by force.
Childhood experiences are the driving force that shape every adult.
I consider the Jehovah's witnesses who knock on my door all the time to be no different from religious zealots trying to force their beliefs on me.
Try as you might, but you cannot force a belief onto someone else, much less your own self.
It was the triumph of civilization over force.
The same sentence could have the force of a command.
Words, when well chosen, have such great force in them.
I went into the air force.
I tried to open the door with all my force.
We could not resist the force of his logic.
The force of the wind made it difficult to walk.
May the force be with you.
The Pirate Party could mature into a political driving force.
Tom always wanted to join the air force.
Nothing can force me to give it up.
No one can force you to do anything against your will.
Don't force the child to eat.
The argument has no force.
The restraining role that the community once played is losing its force as adults become reluctant to reprimand other people's unruly children.
You must never resort to force.
You should not try to force your ideas on others.
That is a large force with 5,000 soldiers.
The coalition force fired at her car at the checkpoint in Bagdad.
Use the Force, Saeb!

Movie subtitles

Don't force me. too?
It would've taken a lot of force or something pretty hefty to get it out of there, and there was no trail.
The reason and natural force, five oceans, and everything was transformed.
You can't force her out of your mother's body.
I chased after her for months, no interest from her, I finally force myself to stop caring, and that's when she was into me.
My dad was a fighter pilot, who flew Air Force One and ended up saving the President's life.
I mean, you can't really force a kid to see you, you know?
They're trying to force me out.
By the force of evidence the jeweler recognized the innocence of the Marquis.
I'll get you bread, even if I must use force!
Lock me up if I love anyone more than my life, Johannes, and if she be annihilated for solitude and grief, it would by the world force me to sacrifice my husband's honour.
She stated that she felt as if she were fighting against an unknown force stronger than her own.
But she found its strange force irresistible.
Do not force me to kill my only child!
Why do you force your ideals on me?
Force quit!
Force-quit the tank.
Then I'll have to use force.
Curious, are you? Currently, we're attempting to force humans to evolve.
The driving force of this poor life was greed for fame and the fountain from which it was nourished was pain.
A landing force came ashore.
To scare her, I said I'd keep her from going there by force.
The weapon was thrown with so much force that it caused a deadly wound to the thorax.
You said the weapon was thrown with extreme force.
Given my client's physical stature, do you believe she's capable of throwing the weapon with such force?
They have a population of 1 billion. In addition, they have good relationships with neighboring countries recently, and they are also currently expanding their military force.
They made use of the magnetic force.
What? You can't force her out of your mother's body. She should come out on her own will.
I finally force myself to stop caring, and that's when she was into me.
Archimedes' principle indicates that the upward buoyant force which is exerted on a body immersed in fluid whether fully.
I will get bread, even if I have to use force.
Ambroise gathers all his force to raise the sail with his only working arm.
By force!
These big executives always begin cutting down the office force.
And we force him to leave the country. - Swell.

News and current affairs

And, perversely, American neo-conservatives have transformed the internationalism of the old left by seeking to impose a democratic world order by US military force.
Military force has played a role as well.
In the absence of Communist Party control, these security officers betrayed their corporate ethic and engaged in horse-trading, applying force when a trade did not go well.
In addition, the EU should create a small but effective military force (say, 5,000 troops) to back up the common body's decisions.
But it makes far more sense to use the force of markets - the power of incentives - than to rely on goodwill, especially when it comes to oil companies that regard their sole objective as maximizing profits, regardless of the cost to others.
A quarter of the labor force and half of Spain's youth are unemployed, reflecting the country's loss of competitiveness in the wake of the real-estate bubble inflated by cheap euro credit in the pre-crisis period.
But this would unfairly force savers and taxpayers in the core countries to provide capital to the South on terms to which they would never voluntarily agree.
In principle, an independent and respected advisory council could also force governments to acknowledge the hidden costs of government guarantees and off-balance sheet debts.
However, it is sometimes repressed that the massive use of force had been necessary to achieve that result.
Moreover, in an era of global media and international war crimes courts, the criteria for states' use of military force have become more complex than ever.
But the objectives of the use of force need to be linked to the recognition that in today's asymmetric conflicts, victory is no longer achieved on the battlefield.
We wouldn't have to force (or subsidize) anyone to stop burning coal and oil.
The United Nations Security Council has authorized the International Security Assistance Force to take all necessary measures to fulfill its mandate.
And, with tighter labor-force attachment on the part of those who have jobs, the unemployment rate thereafter would likely be about 0.1 percentage points lower in the indefinite future.
Dusan Prorokovic, Serbia's state secretary for Kosovo, has said that his country might use force to maintain its sovereignty.
Their appetite for change - understandable, given the treatment of women in traditional Muslim societies - appears to be one of the main causes underlying the force of the revolutionary impulse in Tunisia and Egypt.
The Taliban are now an increasingly spent force, but lack of water reinforced the logic of opium production across its former strongholds in the south.
Any effort by Palestinian security authorities to put down these groups by force would lead to far more violence.
There will always be those who will resort to force against innocent men, women, and children in pursuit of political goals.
That is why he warned the cop, Sgt. James Crowley, a veteran of the Cambridge police force, not to mess with him.
A local man whose brothers all serve in the police force, a sports fan, and an amateur basketball coach, Crowley does not move in the same social circles as Gates.

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