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noun
1.
physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
2.
strength or power exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence: to use force to open the window; to use force on a person.
3.
strength; energy; power; intensity: a personality of great force.
4.
power to influence, affect, or control; efficacious power: the force of circumstances; a force for law and order.
5.
Law. unlawful violence threatened or committed against persons or property.
6.
persuasive power; power to convince: They felt the force of his arguments.
7.
mental or moral strength: force of character.
8.
might, as of a ruler or realm; strength for war.
9.
Often, forces. the military or fighting strength, especially of a nation.
10.
any body of persons combined for joint action: a sales force.
11.
intensity or strength of effect: the force of her acting.
12.
Physics.
a.
an influence on a body or system, producing or tending to produce a change in movement or in shape or other effects.
b.
the intensity of such an influence. Symbol: F, f
13.
any influence or agency analogous to physical force: social forces.
14.
binding power, as of a contract.
15.
Baseball. force play.
16.
value; significance; meaning.
17.
Billiards. a stroke in which the cue ball is forcibly struck directly below the center in such a manner as to cause it to stop abruptly, bound back, or roll off to one side after hitting the object ball.
verb (used with object)
18.
to compel, constrain, or oblige (oneself or someone) to do something: to force a suspect to confess.
19.
to drive or propel against resistance: He forced his way through the crowd. They forced air into his lungs.
20.
to bring about or effect by force.
21.
to bring about of necessity or as a necessary result: to force a smile.
22.
to put or impose (something or someone) forcibly on or upon a person: to force one's opinions on others.
23.
to compel by force; overcome the resistance of: to force acceptance of something.
24.
to obtain or draw forth by or as if by force; extort: to force a confession.
25.
to enter or take by force; overpower: They forced the town after a long siege.
26.
to break open (a door, lock, etc.).
27.
to cause (plants, fruits, etc.) to grow or mature at an increased rate by artificial means.
28.
to press, urge, or exert (an animal, person, etc.) to violent effort or to the utmost.
29.
to use force upon.
30.
to rape.
31.
Baseball.
a.
to cause (a base runner) to be put out by obliging the runner, as by a ground ball, to vacate a base and attempt to move to the next base in order to make room for another runner or the batter.
b.
to cause (a base runner or run) to score, as by walking a batter with the bases full (often followed by in ).
32.
Cards.
a.
to compel (a player) to trump by leading a suit of which the player has no cards.
b.
to compel a player to play (a particular card).
c.
to compel (a player) to play so as to make known the strength of the hand.
33.
Photography.
a.
to develop (a print or negative) for longer than usual in order to increase density or bring out details.
b.
to bring out underexposed parts of (a print or negative) by adding alkali to the developer.
34.
Archaic. to give force to; strengthen; reinforce.
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verb (used without object)
Idioms 35.
to make one's way by force.
36.
in force,
a.
in operation; effective: This ancient rule is no longer in force.
b.
in large numbers; at full strength: They attacked in force.
Origin:
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *fortia, derivative of Latin fortis strong; (v.) Middle English forcen < Anglo-French, Old French forcer, derivative of the noun
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *fortia, derivative of Latin fortis strong; (v.) Middle English forcen < Anglo-French, Old French forcer, derivative of the noun
Related forms
force·a·ble, adjective
force·less, adjective
forc·er, noun
forc·ing·ly, adverb
in·ter·force, noun
o·ver·force, noun
o·ver·force, verb, o·ver·forced, o·ver·forc·ing.
un·force·a·ble, adjective
un·forc·ing, adjective
Synonyms
3. vigor. See strength. 4. compulsion, constraint. 6. efficacy, effectiveness, cogency, potency, validity. 18. coerce. 19. impel. 25. overcome; violate, ravish, rape.
3. vigor. See strength. 4. compulsion, constraint. 6. efficacy, effectiveness, cogency, potency, validity. 18. coerce. 19. impel. 25. overcome; violate, ravish, rape.
Antonyms
3. weakness. 6. impotence.
3. weakness. 6. impotence.
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force1 (fɔːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| force2 (fɔːs) | |
| —n | |
| (in northern England) a waterfall | |
| [C17: from Old Norse fors] | |
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Word Origin & History
force
c.1300, from O.Fr. force, from L.L. fortia, from neut. pl. of L. fortis "strong" (see fort). Meaning "body of armed men, army" first recorded late 14c. The verb is first attested early 14c.; its original sense was "to ravish" (a woman). Related: Forced; forcing.
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Medical Dictionary
force (fôrs)
n.
The capacity to do work or cause physical change; energy, strength, or active power.
A vector quantity that tends to produce an acceleration of a body in the direction of its application.
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Science Dictionary
force (fôrs) Pronunciation Key
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Cultural Dictionary
force definition
In physics, something that causes a change in the motion of an object. The modern definition of force (an object's mass multiplied by its acceleration) was given by Isaac Newton in Newton's laws of motion. The most familiar unit of force is the pound. (See mechanics.)
Note: Gravity, and therefore weight, is a kind of force.
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Idioms & Phrases
force
In addition to the idioms beginning with force, also see brute force; driving force; in force; join forces; reckon with (force to be reckoned with).
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Example sentences from the web
Thus, he tried several times to force husayn into pledging allegiance to him.
The word will designated, for him, force, power, impulse, energy, and desire.
Backtracking is a type of algorithm that is a refinement of brute force search.
It was the dominant force in the region until the arrival of the portuguese.
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