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Plunder :: Plunder (v. t.) To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found..

Hail :: Hail (v. t.) To pour forcibly down, as hail..

Imposing :: Imposing (a.) Adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding; as, an imposing air; an imposing spectacle..

Quash :: Quash (v. t.) To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush..

Stamp :: Stamp (v. i.) To strike the foot forcibly downward.

Proverb :: Proverb (n.) An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage..

Forcibly :: Forcibly (adv.) In a forcible manner.

Impress :: Impress (v. t.) Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate..

Posse Comitatus :: Posse comitatus () The power of the county, or the citizens who may be summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which is forcibly opposed..

Kidnapper :: Kidnapper (n.) One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.

Piercing :: Piercing (a.) Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust..

Cogently :: Cogently (adv.) In a cogent manner; forcibly; convincingly; conclusively.

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money..

Asylum :: Asylum (n.) A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege..

Violate :: Violate (v. t.) To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe..

Light :: Light (v. i.) To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; -- with on or upon.

Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail..

Rend :: Rend (v. t.) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force.

Energy :: Energy (n.) Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate..

Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other, but has been imagined by superstitious people to presage death..

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