In physics, a vector quantity that causes a body with mass to change its velocity.
To impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably.
To exert violence, or constraint upon or against a person in order to obtain something by physical, moral or intellectual means.
To cause to move along the ground by pulling.
An organised group of people that exerts power in order to maintain or take control over other people; such as a military force or a police force.
A group of people organised to work on a common project, as a task force or a work force.
To do forcibly; to exert force on something.
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
(of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect"
a powerful effect or influence: "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers"
the physical influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"
physical energy or intensity: "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
physical or metaphorical, as in "She rammed her mind into focus"
impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority: "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"; "She pushed her chin out"
take by force; "Storm the fort"
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
do forcibly; exert force; "Don''t force it!"
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
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
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
(of a law) having legal validity
physical energy or intensity
a powerful effect or influence
a unit that is part of some military service
a group of people having the power of effective action
group of people willing to obey orders
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
do forcibly; exert force
cause to move by pulling
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
take by force
move with force,
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
