force

Meaning

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.

Concepts

force

compel

power

strength

violence

coerce

might

energy

constrain

oblige

vigour

compulsion

pressure

press

drive

push

impose

vigor

thrust

impel

make

urge

coercion

squeeze

intensity

enforce

influence

squad

unit

strain

detachment

shift

team

ability

intimidate

ram

potency

ravish

impetus

effect

momentum

band

bunch

group

bully

shove

constraint

pull

rape

violate

hale

extort

propel

oppression

outrage

army

draw

wedge

stamina

assert

knock

capacity

browbeat

dragoon

menace

terrorize

tyrannize

insist

hustle

oppress

spur

mightiness

move

command

pressurize

troop

break open

sinew

force out

force play

force-out

storm

forcefulness

military force

military unit

vehemence

vim

intrude

persuade

cause

skill

toughness

mandate

necessitate

require

impose upon

inflict

bludgeon

harass

harry

hector

hound

elbow

poke

shoulder

overpower

exertion

virtue

troops

arms

blow upon

overcharge

appeal

threaten

lever

prize

encourage

prise

open

authority

push forward

exact

bear down on

whip

control

restrain

duress

puissance

impetuosity

military group

personnel

body

pith

rush

F

leverage

commit rape upon

deflower

hurry

stress

by force

forcibly

host

muscle

obtrude

penetrate

make do

bound

course

spring

effort

agency

kingdom

realm

state

accelerate

advance

cultivate

further

grow

hasten

promote

raise

soften up

speed up

apply

put on

tax

scold

fob off on

foist on

palm

unload

draw forth

extract

wrest

nudge

press forward

prod

send

jostle

manhandle

curb

repress

subdue

plunge

stick

predestination

distort

life

spirit

armed might

military power

sword

corps

echelon

element

with all one’s might

compression

blackmail

conscript

enlist

enroll

bluff

suppress

lift

pry

pick up

tug

disobey

resist

direct

give an order

control one’s mind

stoop low

abuse

sexually assault

treat cruelly

indoctrinate

domination

mastery

cogency

efficacy

legion

wrench

make an effort

impulsion

strenght

crew

steamroller

savagery

head

exaction

forcibleness

use violence

ambition

figure

impact

go

posse comitatus

screw

f

firmness

criminally assault

goad

follow

expedition

precipitance

brawn

faculty

manpower

pithiness

robustness

sturdiness

thews

vigorousness

bulldoze

spurt

vis

forced

forcible

imperative

hardness

ruggedness

coene

ill-use

determination

frighten

scare

appoint

rule

awe

awesomeness

hooliganism

blow

stroke

haste

obligation

break

get by force

batch

battery

clutch

crowd

gathering

intersection

knot

mob

number

pack

party

platoon

score

set

throng

welter

bear down

carry weight

depress

impress

imprint

sag

stand

weigh

weigh down

weigh on

ache

boss

clamp

reduce

sandbag

burning

combustion

tag

barge

break in

bull through

crack

edge in

edge up

encroach

infiltrate

interlope

invade

irrupt

obtrude upon

raid

shoulder in

trespass

bag

bull

honeycomb

pouch

protrude

push up

thrust ahead

jerk

pull off

muscularity

validity

ask

fervor

passion

efficiency

merit

cruelty

wreak

god

velocity

exert pressure

jam into

defile

desecrate

onslaught

catalyst

birr

zap

burst

pump

cause to do

provoke

arrest

detain

escort

guard

pawn

suppression

prestige

waste away

weaken

dash

craft

trade

briskness

greenness

lushness

viridity

competence

proficiency

aptitude

fitness

quality

actuate

driven

catch up with

press on

pressurise

run down

obligate

round up

bring about

commove

create

effectuate

engender

excite

incite

inspire

pin down

prevail

produce

set up

spark off

spur on

water current

strong

speed

separate

take

plan

leather

target

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔɹs/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

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