Definition of force

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Force (n.) Validity; efficacy.

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Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever..
Fable :: Fable (n.) A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue. See the Note under Apologue..
Coup :: Coup (n.) A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force.
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide..
Pneumatometer :: Pneumatometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the amount of force exerted by the lungs in respiration.
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes..
Bobby :: Bobby (n.) A nickname for a policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler..
Impulsive :: Impulsive (a.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces..
Hard :: Hard (adv.) With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously; energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence, rapidly; as, to run hard..
Stave :: Stave (n.) To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project..
Foot Pound :: Foot pound () A unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity the height of one foot..
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. t.) To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace..
Convoy :: Convoy (n.) A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance..
Physico-theology :: Physico-theology (n.) Theology or divinity illustrated or enforced by physics or natural philosophy.
Gravitation :: Gravitation (n.) That species of attraction or force by which all bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward each other; called also attraction of gravitation, universal gravitation, and universal gravity. See Attraction, and Weight..
Adverbialize :: Adverbialize (v. t.) To give the force or form of an adverb to.
Isodynamous :: Isodynamous (a.) Of equal force or size.
Actinometry :: Actinometry (n.) The measurement of the force of solar radiation.
Picket :: Picket (n.) A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed stake..
Air Pump :: Air pump () A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space; also, a pump to condense air or force it into a closed space..
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