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force | [in physics] the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity | |
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force | a powerful effect or influence | |
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force, military force, military unit, military group | [in military] a unit that is part of some military service | |
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force, strength, forcefulness | physical energy or intensity | |
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force, coerce, pressure, squeeze, hale | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : | |
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force | do forcibly; exert force | |
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drive, force, ram | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically | |
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force, impel | urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate | |
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squeeze, force, wedge | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space | |
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drive, force, push | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force | |
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pull, draw, force | cause to move by pulling | |
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violence, force | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) | |
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effect, force | [in law] (of a law) having legal validity | |
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force out, force-out, force play, force | [in baseball] 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 | |
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personnel, force | group of people willing to obey orders | |
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force, thrust, charge, compel | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably | |
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push, force | move with force, | |
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force | a group of people having the power of effective action | |
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power, force | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority | |
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storm, force | take by force |