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force
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…
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noun
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”
noun
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”
noun
(of a law) having legal validity
“the law is still in effect”
noun
physical energy or intensity
“he hit with all the force he could muster”
noun
a powerful effect or influence
“the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them”
noun
a unit that is part of some military service
“he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men”
noun
a group of people having the power of effective action
“he joined forces with a band of adventurers”
noun
group of people willing to obey orders
“a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens”
noun
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
“the mysterious presence of an evil power”
noun
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
“force equals mass times acceleration”
verb
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
“She forced her diet fads on him”
verb
do forcibly; exert force
“Don't force it!”
verb
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
“She rammed her mind into focus”
verb
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
“I squeezed myself into the corner”
verb
take by force
“Storm the fort”
verb
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
verb
move with force
“He pushed the table into a corner”
verb
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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the shortstop got the runner at second on a force
he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
the law is still in effect
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
the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men
he joined forces with a band of adventurers
a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens
the mysterious presence of an evil power
may the force be with you
the forces of evil
force equals mass times acceleration
She forced her diet fads on him
Don't force it!
She rammed her mind into focus
He drives me mad
I squeezed myself into the corner
Storm the fort
He pushed the table into a corner
She forced him to take a job in the city
He squeezed her for information
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