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Forcer
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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| force1 (fɔːs) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | strength or energy; might; power: the force of the blow; a gale of great force |
| 2. | exertion or the use of exertion against a person or thing that resists; coercion |
| 3. | physics |
| a. a dynamic influence that changes a body from a state of rest to one of motion or changes its rate of motion. The magnitude of the force is equal to the product of the mass of the body and its acceleration | |
| b. F a static influence that produces an elastic strain in a body or system or bears weight | |
| 4. | physics any operating influence that produces or tends to produce a change in a physical quantity: electromotive force; coercive force |
| 5. | a. intellectual, social, political, or moral influence or strength: the force of his argument; the forces of evil |
| b. a person or thing with such influence: he was a force in the land | |
| 6. | vehemence or intensity: he spoke with great force |
| 7. | a group of persons organized for military or police functions: armed forces |
| 8. | informal (sometimes capital) the force the police force |
| 9. | a group of persons organized for particular duties or tasks: a workforce |
| 10. | criminal law violence unlawfully committed or threatened |
| 11. | philosophy, logic speech act illocution See perlocution that which an expression is normally used to achieve |
| 12. | in force |
| a. (of a law) having legal validity or binding effect | |
| b. in great strength or numbers | |
| 13. | join forces to combine strengths, efforts, etc |
| —vb | |
| 14. | to compel or cause (a person, group, etc) to do something through effort, superior strength, etc; coerce |
| 15. | to acquire, secure, or produce through effort, superior strength, etc: to force a confession |
| 16. | to propel or drive despite resistance: to force a nail into wood |
| 17. | to break down or open (a lock, safe, door, etc) |
| 18. | to impose or inflict: he forced his views on them |
| 19. | to cause (plants or farm animals) to grow or fatten artificially at an increased rate |
| 20. | to strain or exert to the utmost: to force the voice |
| 21. | to rape; ravish |
| 22. | cards |
| a. to compel (a player) to trump in order to take a trick | |
| b. to compel a player by the lead of a particular suit to play (a certain card) | |
| c. (in bridge) to induce (a bid) from one's partner by bidding in a certain way | |
| 23. | force a smile to make oneself smile |
| 24. | force down to compel an aircraft to land |
| 25. | force the pace to adopt a high speed or rate of procedure |
| [C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin fortia (unattested), from Latin fortis strong] | |
| 'forceable1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'forceless1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'forcer1 | |
| —n | |
| 'forcingly1 | |
| —adv | |
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