force
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :'She forced him to take a job in the city'
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impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
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do forcibly
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cause to move by pulling
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force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
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squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
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take by force
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urge or force (a person) to an action
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move with force, 'He pushed the table into a corner'
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Variants
- synonym
- driveimpelpressurepullpushsqueezestormtakethrustwedge
- pasttense
- forced
- presentparticiple
- forcing
- thirdpersonsingular
- forces
- pastparticiple
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