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View synonyms for force-out

force-out

or force·out

[ fawrs-out ]

noun

, Baseball.
  1. a putout of a base runner on a force play. : FO


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Word History and Origins

Origin of force-out1

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase force out

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Example Sentences

He would have convened not just BP but all the other oil companies to force out the best ideas in a fanfared Oval Office meeting.

It's a force-out attempt aimed at us or at anybody who thinks our way.

Jack went down on his knees, and with the edge of the axe began carefully to force out the nails.

In any case, always take pains to force out any possible gas before snapping igniter to see if the spark works all right.

I had wept away all my tears; grief could force out no other accent of distress from my bosom.

If the resistance diminishes, the springs force out the chains and shorten the stroke of the plungers, and vice versa.

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