ALL meanings of forces
force
F f - noun forces physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window. 1
- noun forces strength or power exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence: to use force to open the window; to use force on a person. 1
- noun forces strength; energy; power; intensity: a personality of great force. 1
- noun forces power to influence, affect, or control; efficacious power: the force of circumstances; a force for law and order. 1
- noun forces Law. unlawful violence threatened or committed against persons or property. 1
- noun forces persuasive power; power to convince: They felt the force of his arguments. 1
- noun forces mental or moral strength: force of character. 1
- noun forces might, as of a ruler or realm; strength for war. 1
- noun forces Often, forces. the military or fighting strength, especially of a nation. 1
- noun forces any body of persons combined for joint action: a sales force. 1
- noun forces intensity or strength of effect: the force of her acting. 1
- noun forces Physics. an influence on a body or system, producing or tending to produce a change in movement or in shape or other effects. the intensity of such an influence. Symbol: F, f. 1
- noun forces any influence or agency analogous to physical force: social forces. 1
- noun forces binding power, as of a contract. 1
- noun forces Baseball. force play. 1
- noun forces value; significance; meaning. 1
- noun forces 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. 1
- verb with object forces to compel, constrain, or oblige (oneself or someone) to do something: to force a suspect to confess. 1
- verb with object forces to drive or propel against resistance: He forced his way through the crowd. They forced air into his lungs. 1
- verb with object forces to bring about or effect by force. 1
- verb with object forces to bring about of necessity or as a necessary result: to force a smile. 1
- verb with object forces to put or impose (something or someone) forcibly on or upon a person: to force one's opinions on others. 1
- verb with object forces to compel by force; overcome the resistance of: to force acceptance of something. 1
- verb with object forces to obtain or draw forth by or as if by force; extort: to force a confession. 1
- verb with object forces to enter or take by force; overpower: They forced the town after a long siege. 1
- verb with object forces to break open (a door, lock, etc.). 1
- verb with object forces to cause (plants, fruits, etc.) to grow or mature at an increased rate by artificial means. 1
- verb with object forces to press, urge, or exert (an animal, person, etc.) to violent effort or to the utmost. 1
- verb with object forces to use force upon. 1
- verb with object forces to rape. 1
- verb with object forces Baseball. 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. to cause (a base runner or run) to score, as by walking a batter with the bases full (often followed by in). 1
- verb with object forces Cards. to compel (a player) to trump by leading a suit of which the player has no cards. to compel a player to play (a particular card). to compel (a player) to play so as to make known the strength of the hand. 1
- verb with object forces Photography. to develop (a print or negative) for longer than usual in order to increase density or bring out details. to bring out underexposed parts of (a print or negative) by adding alkali to the developer. 1
- verb with object forces Archaic. to give force to; strengthen; reinforce. 1
- verb without object forces to make one's way by force. 1
- idioms forces in force, in operation; effective: This ancient rule is no longer in force. in large numbers; at full strength: They attacked in force. 1
- noun forces Plural form of force. 1
- noun forces plural of force. 0
- noun forces (military) troops (plural only). 0
- noun forces (music) the orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production (nearly always used in plural form only). 0
- verb forces third-person singular simple present indicative form of force. 0