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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORCE, n. [L. fortis. All words denoting force, power, strength, are from verbs which express straining, or driving, rushing, and this word has the elements of L. vireo.]
1. Strength; active power; vigor; might; energy that may be exerted; that physical property in a body which may produce action or motion in another body, or may counteract such motion. By the force of the muscles we raise a weight, or resist an assault.
2. Momentum; the quantity of power produced by motion or the action of one body on another; as the force of a cannon ball.
3. That which causes an operation or moral effect; strength; energy; as the force of the mind, will or understanding.
4. Violence; power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power. Let conquerors consider that force alone can keep what force as obtained.
5. Strength; moral power to convince the mind. There is great force in an argument.
6. Virtue; efficacy. No presumption or hypothesis can be of force enough to overthrow constant experience.
7. Validity; power to bind or hold. If the conditions of a covenant are not fulfilled, the contract is of no force. A testament is of force after the testator is dead. Heb
9:17.
8. Strength or power for war; armament; troops; an army or navy; as a military or naval force: sometimes in the plural; as military forces.
9. Destiny; necessity; compulsion; any extraneous power to which men are subject; as the force of fate or of divine decrees.
10. Internal power; as the force of habit.
11. In law, any unlawful violence to person or property. This is simple, when no other crime attends it, as the entering into another's possession, without committing any other unlawful act. It is compound, when some other violence or unlawful act is committed. The law also implies force, as when a person enters a house or inclosure lawfully, but afterwards does an unlawful act. In this case, the law supposes the first entrance to be for that purpose, and therefore by force.
Physical force, is the force of material bodies.
Moral force, is the power of acting on the reason in judging and determining.
Mechanical force, is the power that belongs to bodies at rest or in motion. The pressure or tension of bodies at rest is called a mechanical force, and so is the power of a body in motion. There is also the force of gravity or attraction, centrifugal and centripetal forces, expansive force, etc.
FORCE, v.t.
1. To compel; to constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible. Men are forced to submit to conquerors. Masters force their slaves to labor.
2. To overpower by strength.
I should have forced thee soon with other arms.
3. To impel; to press; to drive; to draw or push by main strength; a sense of very extensive use; as, to force along a wagon or a ship; to force away a man's arms; water forces its way through a narrow channel; a man may be forced out of his possessions.
4. To enforce; to urge; to press.
Forcing my strength, and gathering to the shore.
5. To compel by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind; to force one to acknowledge the truth of a proposition.
6. To storm; to assault and take by violence; as, to force a town or fort.
7. To ravish; to violate by force, as a female.
8. To overstrain; to distort; as a forced conceit.
9. To cause to produce ripe fruit prematurely, as a tree; or to cause to ripen prematurely, as fruit.
10. To man; to strengthen by soldiers; to garrison. Obs.
To force from, to wrest from; to extort.
To force out, to drive out; to compel to issue out or to leave; also, to extort.
To force wine, is to fine it by a short process, or in a short time.
To force plants, is to urge the growth of plants by artificial heat.
To force meat, is to stuff it.
FORCE, v.i.
1. To lay stress on. Obs.
2. To strive. Obs.
3. To use violence.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
2: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
3: physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" [syn: force, forcefulness, strength]
4: group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" [syn: force, personnel]
5: a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" [syn: military unit, military force, military group, force]
6: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one" [syn: violence, force]
7: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" [syn: power, force]
8: a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers"
9: (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" [syn: effect, force]
10: a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force" [syn: force out, force-out, force play, force] v
1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force]
2: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate [syn: impel, force]
3: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" [syn: push, force] [ant: draw, force, pull]
4: impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" [syn: force, thrust]
5: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" [syn: wedge, squeeze, force]
6: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" [syn: force, drive, ram]
7: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: pull, draw, force] [ant: force, push]
8: do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"
9: take by force; "Storm the fort" [syn: storm, force]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *fortia, from Latin fortis strong Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) strength or energy exerted or brought to bear ; cause of motion or change ; active power <the forces of nature> <the motivating force in her life> (2) capitalized — used with a number to indicate the strength of the wind according to the Beaufort scale <a Force 10 hurricane> b. moral or mental strength c. capacity to persuade or convince <the force of the argument> 2. a. military strength b. (1) a body (as of troops or ships) assigned to a military purpose (2) plural the whole military strength (as of a nation) c. a body of persons or things available for a particular end <a labor force> <the missile force> d. an individual or group having the power of effective action <join forces to prevent violence> <a force in politics> e. often capitalized police force — usually used with the 3. violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing 4. a. an agency or influence that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects b. any of the natural influences (as electromagnetism, gravity, the strong force, and the weak force) that exist especially between particles and determine the structure of the universe 5. the quality of conveying impressions intensely in writing or speech <stated the objectives with force> Synonyms: see power • forceless adjective II. transitive verb (forced; forcing) Date: 14th century 1. to do violence to; especially rape 2. to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means 3. to make or cause especially through natural or logical necessity <forced to admit my error> <the last minute goal forced overtime> 4. a. to press, drive, pass, or effect against resistance or inertia <force your way through> b. to impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably <force unwanted attentions on a coworker> 5. to achieve or win by strength in struggle or violence: as a. to win one's way into <force a castle> <forced the mountain passes> b. to break open or through <force a lock> 6. a. to raise or accelerate to the utmost <forcing the pace> b. to produce only with unnatural or unwilling effort <forced a smile> c. to wrench, strain, or use (language) with marked unnaturalness and lack of ease 7. a. to hasten the rate of progress or growth of b. to bring (as plants) to maturity out of the normal season <forcing lilies for Easter> 8. to induce (as a particular bid or play by another player) in a card game by some conventional act, play, bid, or response 9. a. to cause (a runner in baseball) to be put out on a force-out b. to cause (a run) to be scored in baseball by giving a base on balls when the bases are full • forcer noun Synonyms: force, compel, coerce, constrain, oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress <forced to flee for their lives>. compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force <compelled to admit my mistake>. coerce suggests overcoming resistance or unwillingness by actual or threatened violence or pressure <coerced into signing over the rights>. constrain suggests the effect of a force or circumstance that limits freedom of action or choice <constrained by conscience>. oblige implies the constraint of necessity, law, or duty <felt obliged to go>.

Britannica Concise

Action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a body or to distort it. It is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction. Force is commonly explained in terms of Newton's laws of motion. All known natural forces can be traced to the fundamental interactions. Force is measured in newtons (N); a force of 1 N will accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one meter per second per second. See also centrifugal force, coriolis force, electromagnetic force, electrostatic force, magnetic force, strong force, weak force.

U.S. Military Dictionary

1. An aggregation of military personnel, weapon systems, equipment, and necessary support, or combination thereof. 2. A major subdivision of a fleet. (JP 1)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 power; exerted strength or impetus; intense effort. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the use or threat of violence. 3 a military strength. b (in pl.) troops; fighting resources. c an organized body of people, esp. soldiers, police, or workers. 4 binding power; validity. 5 effect; precise significance (the force of their words). 6 a mental or moral strength; influence, efficacy (force of habit). b vividness of effect (described with much force). 7 Physics a an influence tending to cause the motion of a body. b the intensity of this equal to the mass of the body and its acceleration. 8 a person or thing regarded as exerting influence (is a force for good). --v. 1 tr. constrain (a person) by force or against his or her will. 2 tr. make a way through or into by force; break open by force. 3 tr. (usu. with prep. or adv.) drive or propel violently or against resistance (forced it into the hole; the wind forced them back). 4 tr. (foll. by on, upon) impose or press (on a person) (forced their views on us). 5 tr. a cause or produce by effort (forced a smile). b attain by strength or effort (forced an entry; must force a decision). 6 tr. strain or increase to the utmost; overstrain. 7 tr. artificially hasten the development or maturity of (a plant). 8 tr. seek or demand quick results from; accelerate the process of (force the pace). 9 intr. Cards make a play that compels another particular play. Phrases and idioms: by force of by means of. force the bidding (at an auction) make bids to raise the price rapidly. forced labour compulsory labour, esp. under harsh conditions. forced landing the unavoidable landing of an aircraft in an emergency. forced march a long and vigorous march esp. by troops. force-feed force (esp. a prisoner) to take food. force field (in science fiction) an invisible barrier of force. force a person's hand make a person act prematurely or unwillingly. force the issue render an immediate decision necessary. force-land land an aircraft in an emergency. force-pump a pump that forces water under pressure. in force 1 valid, effective. 2 in great strength or numbers. join forces combine efforts. Derivatives: forceable adj. forceably adv. forcer n. Etymology: ME f. OF force, forcer ult. f. L fortis strong 2. n. N.Engl. a waterfall. Etymology: ON fors

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Force Force, v. t. [See Farce to stuff.] To stuff; to lard; to farce. [R.] Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Force Force, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. fors, foss, Dan. fos.] A waterfall; a cascade. [Prov. Eng.] To see the falls for force of the river Kent. --T. Gray.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Force Force, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See Fort, n.] 1. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term. He was, in the full force of the words, a good man. --Macaulay. 2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. Which now they hold by force, and not by right. --Shak. 3. Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation. Is Lucius general of the forces? --Shak. 4. (Law) (a) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary to law, upon persons or things; violence. (b) Validity; efficacy. --Burrill. 5. (Physics) Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force; centrifugal force. Animal force (Physiol.), muscular force or energy. Catabiotic force [Gr. ? down (intens.) + ? life.] (Biol.), the influence exerted by living structures on adjoining cells, by which the latter are developed in harmony with the primary structures. Centrifugal force, Centripetal force, Coercive force, etc. See under Centrifugal, Centripetal, etc. Composition of forces, Correlation of forces, etc. See under Composition, Correlation, etc. Force and arms [trans. of L. vi et armis] (Law), an expression in old indictments, signifying violence. In force, or Of force, of unimpaired efficacy; valid; of full virtue; not suspended or reversed. ``A testament is of force after men are dead.'' --Heb. ix. 17. Metabolic force (Physiol.), the influence which causes and controls the metabolism of the body. No force, no matter of urgency or consequence; no account; hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Of force, of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. ``Good reasons must, of force, give place to better.'' --Shak. Plastic force (Physiol.), the force which presumably acts in the growth and repair of the tissues. Vital force (Physiol.), that force or power which is inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished from the physical forces generally known. Syn: Strength; vigor; might; energy; stress; vehemence; violence; compulsion; coaction; constraint; coercion. Usage: Force, Strength. Strength looks rather to power as an inward capability or energy. Thus we speak of the strength of timber, bodily strength, mental strength, strength of emotion, etc. Force, on the other hand, looks more to the outward; as, the force of gravitation, force of circumstances, force of habit, etc. We do, indeed, speak of strength of will and force of will; but even here the former may lean toward the internal tenacity of purpose, and the latter toward the outward expression of it in action. But, though the two words do in a few cases touch thus closely on each other, there is, on the whole, a marked distinction in our use of force and strength. ``Force is the name given, in mechanical science, to whatever produces, or can produce, motion.'' --Nichol. Thy tears are of no force to mollify This flinty man. --Heywood. More huge in strength than wise in works he was. --Spenser. Adam and first matron Eve Had ended now their orisons, and found Strength added from above, new hope to spring Out of despair. --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Force Force, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forced; p. pr. & vb. n. Forcing.] [OF. forcier, F. forcer, fr. LL. forciare, fortiare. See Force, n.] 1. To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means; to coerce; as, masters force slaves to labor. 2. To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind. 3. To do violence to; to overpower, or to compel by violence to one;s will; especially, to ravish; to violate; to commit rape upon. To force their monarch and insult the court. --Dryden. I should have forced thee soon wish other arms. --Milton. To force a spotless virgin's chastity. --Shak. 4. To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress. 5. To impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main strength or violence; -- with a following adverb, as along, away, from, into, through, out, etc. It stuck so fast, so deeply buried lay That scarce the victor forced the steel away. --Dryden. To force the tyrant from his seat by war. --Sahk. Ethelbert ordered that none should be forced into religion. --Fuller. 6. To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce. [Obs.] What can the church force more? --J. Webster. 7. To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by unnatural effort; as, to force a consient or metaphor; to force a laugh; to force fruits. High on a mounting wave my head I bore, Forcing my strength, and gathering to the shore. --Dryden. 8. (Whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit of which he has none. 9. To provide with forces; to re["e]nforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison. [Obs.] --Shak. 10. To allow the force of; to value; to care for. [Obs.] For me, I force not argument a straw. --Shak. Syn: To compel; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce; drive; press; impel.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Force Force, v. i. [Obs. in all the senses.] 1. To use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to endeavor. Forcing with gifts to win his wanton heart. --Spenser. 2. To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard. Your oath once broke, you force not to forswear. --Shak. I force not of such fooleries. --Camden. 3. To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter. It is not sufficient to have attained the name and dignity of a shepherd, not forcing how. --Udall.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(forces, forcing, forced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you. He was forced to resign by Russia's conservative parliament... I cannot force you in this. You must decide... They were grabbed by three men who appeared to force them into a car. VERB: V n to-inf, V n, V n prep/adv 2. If a situation or event forces you to do something, it makes it necessary for you to do something that you would not otherwise have done. A back injury forced her to withdraw from Wimbledon... He turned right, down a dirt road that forced him into four-wheel drive... She finally was forced to the conclusion that she wouldn't get another paid job in her field. VERB: V n to-inf, V n into/to/out of n, V n into/to/out of n 3. If someone forces something on or upon you, they make you accept or use it when you would prefer not to. To force this agreement on the nation is wrong. = impose VERB: V n on/upon n 4. If you force something into a particular position, you use a lot of strength to make it move there. They were forcing her head under the icy waters, drowning her. VERB: V n prep/adv 5. If someone forces a lock, a door, or a window, they break the lock or fastening in order to get into a building without using a key. That evening police forced the door of the flat and arrested Mr Roberts... He tried to force the window open but it was jammed shut. VERB: V n, V n adj 6. If someone uses force to do something, or if it is done by force, strong and violent physical action is taken in order to achieve it. The government decided against using force to break-up the demonstrations. ...the guerrillas' efforts to seize power by force. N-UNCOUNT 7. Force is the power or strength which something has. The force of the explosion shattered the windows of several buildings... 8. If you refer to someone or something as a force in a particular type of activity, you mean that they have a strong influence on it. For years the army was the most powerful political force in the country... One of the driving forces behind this recent expansion is the growth of services. N-COUNT: with supp, oft N in/behind n 9. The force of something is the powerful effect or quality that it has. He changed our world through the force of his ideas... N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n 10. You can use forces to refer to processes and events that do not appear to be caused by human beings, and are therefore difficult to understand or control. ...the protection of mankind against the forces of nature: epidemics, predators, floods, hurricanes... The principle of market forces was applied to some of the countries most revered institutions... N-COUNT: usu pl, usu with supp 11. In physics, a force is the pulling or pushing effect that something has on something else. ...the earth's gravitational force. ...protons and electrons trapped by magnetic forces in the Van Allen belts. N-VAR 12. Force is used before a number to indicate a wind of a particular speed or strength, especially a very strong wind. Northerly winds will increase to force six by midday. N-UNCOUNT: N num 13. If you force a smile or a laugh, you manage to smile or laugh, but with an effort because you are unhappy. Joe forced a smile, but underneath he was a little disturbed... 'Why don't you offer me a drink?' he asked, with a forced smile. VERB: V n, V-ed 14. Forces are groups of soldiers or military vehicles that are organized for a particular purpose. ...the deployment of American forces in the region. N-COUNT: usu pl 15. The forces means the army, the navy, or the air force, or all three. The more senior you become in the forces, the more likely you are to end up in a desk job. N-PLURAL 16. The force is sometimes used to mean the police force. It was hard for a police officer to make friends outside the force. N-SING: det N 17. see also air force, armed forces, labour force, peacekeeping, task force, tour de force, workforce 18. If you do something from force of habit, you do it because you have always done it in the past, rather than because you have thought carefully about it. Unconsciously, by force of habit, she plugged the coffee pot in. PHRASE: usu from/by PHR 19. A law, rule, or system that is in force exists or is being used. Although the new tax is already in force, you have until November to lodge an appeal. PHRASE: v-link PHR 20. When people do something in force, they do it in large numbers. Voters turned out in force for their first taste of multi-party elections. PHRASE: PHR after v 21. If you join forces with someone, you work together in order to achieve a common aim or purpose. William joined forces with businessman Nicholas Court to launch the new vehicle. PHRASE: V inflects, pl-n PHR, PHR with n 22. If you force your way through or into somewhere, you have to push or break things that are in your way in order to get there. The miners were armed with clubs as they forced their way through a police cordon... He forced his way into a house shouting for help. PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR through/into n 23. to force someone's hand: see hand

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Strength (regarded as active), power, might, energy, vigor. 2. Efficacy, efficiency, potency, validity, cogency, virtue, agency. 3. Violence, compulsion, coercion, constraint, enforcement. 4. [Most frequently in pl.] Army, troop, legion, host, squadron, phalanx, battalion. II. v. a. 1. Compel, coerce, constrain, necessitate. 2. Impel, drive, urge, press. 3. Ravish, violate, constuprate, commit a rape on.

Moby Thesaurus

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