forcing

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
2. (countable, uncountable) An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
3. (countable, uncountable) A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).
4. (countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.

Verb

present participle and gerund of force

Adj

Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, force + -ing.

Synonyms

compelling

compulsion

pressing

cramming

enforcement

inflating

crop forcing

pressure

pressurization

speeding up

compression

stimulation

Translations

forçage

compulsión

aufzwingend

forzatura

cultivo forzado

forcer

zwingend

zwängend

Treiberei

زراعة البواكير

cultivo forçado

pędzenie roślin uprawnych

Forcing

forcierend

Zwangssetzung