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      force
      noun
      Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
      (physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
      (uncountable) The generalized abstraction of this concept.
      (countable) A particular form or type of force.
      (humorous or science fiction, with the, often capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.
      (countable) An instance of a physical force.
      (countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
      Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
      (countable) Something that exerts influence.
      (when in reference to that which it affects) Something that, over time, influences a system with which it interacts (with a connotation of underlyingness, subtlety, or indirectness).
      (uncountable) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
      (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
      (countable) A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
      Any large, organized group involved in a military engagement.
      (in the singular or plural) Military personnel, collectively, including any vehicles, ships, or aircraft. More broadly, the military or police altogether.
      (usually with "the", in the singular or plural) Synonym of police force.
      (law, uncountable) The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
      (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
      (linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
      (financial mathematics, actuarial science) The annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.
      (countable, Northern England) A waterfall or cascade.
      A surname.
      (Northern England) Falls. used in place names.
      (mass noun, possibly proscribed) Force understood as something of which there can be an amount.
      verb
      (transitive) To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
      (transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
      (transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
      (transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
      (transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
      (transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.
      To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
      (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
      (whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
      To grow (rhubarb) in the dark, causing it to grow early.
      To stuff; to lard; to farce.
      (obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
      (archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
      (archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
      (obsolete) To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
      Roots
      fortisforc- · Latin · strong
      Synonyms for force
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      Words related to force
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