Definition of force

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Force (n.) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.

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Picket :: Picket (n.) A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed stake..
Strain :: Strain (a.) To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument..
Effectual :: Effectual (n.) Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive..
Reenforcement :: Reenforcement (n.) The act of reenforcing, or the state of being reenforced..
Efficacy :: Efficacy (n.) Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer..
Bombproof :: Bombproof (a.) Secure against the explosive force of bombs.
Incoercible :: Incoercible (a.) Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced.
Efforced :: Efforced (imp. & p. p.) of Efforc.
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide..
Force :: Force (n.) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit of which he has none.
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case..
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies..
Knockdown :: Knockdown (a.) Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument..
Expansive :: Expansive (a.) Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument or missile..
Variable :: Variable (n.) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force..
Concuss :: Concuss (v. t.) To force (a person) to do something, or give up something, by intimidation; to coerce..
Single-acting :: Single-acting (a.) Having simplicity of action; especially (Mach.), acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc..
Chance :: Chance (n.) A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in this sense often personified..
Press :: Press (v.) To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as, to press divine truth on an audience..
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