force

Significat (anglès)

Noun

A waterfall or cascade.

Verb

1. To violate (a woman); to rape.
2. (obsolete) To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
3. To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
4. To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
5. To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
6. To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
7. To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
8. To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
9. 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.
10. To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
11. To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
12. To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
13. (obsolete) To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
14. To grow (rhubarb) in the dark, causing it to grow early.

Verb

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/fɔɹs/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle English force, forz, fors, from Old Norse fors (“waterfall”), from Proto-Germanic *fursaz (“waterfall”). Cognate with Icelandic foss (“waterfall”), Norwegian foss (“waterfall”), Swedish fors (“waterfall”). Doublet of foss.

Sents

The levanter was still getting stronger , and he felt its force on his face .