force
1. a powerful effect or influence (Freq. 29)
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
• Hypernyms:
influence
• Hyponyms:
pressure, duress, heartbeat, lifeblood, wheel
2. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (Freq. 20)
- force equals mass times acceleration
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
physical phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
aerodynamic force, affinity, chemical attraction, attraction, attractive force,
repulsion, repulsive force, centrifugal force, centripetal force, cohesion, Coriolis force,
drift, impetus, impulsion, Lorentz force, moment, propulsion,
pull, push, thrust, reaction, stress, torsion,
torque, magnetomotive force, life force, vital force, vitality, elan vital
3. physical energy or intensity (Freq. 19)
- 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:
forcefulness, strength
• Derivationally related forms:
forceful (for: forcefulness)
• Hypernyms:
intensity, intensiveness
• Hyponyms:
brunt, momentum, impulse, energy, vigor,
vigour, zip
4. group of people willing to obey orders (Freq. 15)
- a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens
• Syn:
personnel
• Hypernyms:
organization, organisation
• Hyponyms:
guerrilla force, guerilla force, military service, armed service, service,
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine, paramilitary,
paramilitary force, paramilitary unit, paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation, police, police force,
constabulary, law, security force, private security force, military police, MP,
work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men, patrol,
military personnel, soldiery, troops, rank and file, rank, staff,
line personnel, management personnel
5. a unit that is part of some military service (Freq. 10)
- he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men
• Syn:
military unit, military force, military group
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
unit, social unit
• Hyponyms:
trip wire, command, enemy, task force, army unit,
naval unit, air unit, armor, armour, mujahidin, mujahedin,
mujahedeen, mujahadeen, mujahadin, mujahideen, mujahadein, guard,
legion, echelon, phalanx, Republican Guard, Haganah, Israeli Defense Force,
IDF, militia, reserves, commando, contingent, detail,
headquarters, spearhead
• Member Holonyms:
military service, armed service, service
• Member Meronyms:
serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
6. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) (Freq. 5)
- he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
• Syn:
violence
• Derivationally related forms:
violent (for: violence)
• Hypernyms:
aggression, hostility
• Hyponyms:
domestic violence, road rage, riot, public violence
7. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (Freq. 1)
- the mysterious presence of an evil power
- may the force be with you
- the forces of evil
• Syn:
power
• Hypernyms:
causal agent, cause, causal agency
• Hyponyms:
juggernaut, steamroller, influence, Moloch
8. a group of people having the power of effective action
- he joined forces with a band of adventurers
• Hypernyms:
social group
9. (of a law) having legal validity
- the law is still in effect
• Syn:
effect
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
validity, validness
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
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
putout
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" (Freq. 48)
- He squeezed her for information
• Syn:
coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure
• Derivationally related forms:
pressure (for: pressure), squeeze (for: squeeze), coercive (for: coerce), coercion (for: coerce)
• Hypernyms:
compel, oblige, obligate
• Hyponyms:
turn up the heat, turn up the pressure, drive, bludgeon, steamroller,
steamroll, squeeze for, dragoon, sandbag, railroad, terrorize,
terrorise, bring oneself
• Cause:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
- They force him to write the letter
2. urge or force (a person) to an action;
constrain or motivate (Freq. 17)
• Syn:
impel
• Derivationally related forms:
impulsive (for: impel), impulsion (for: impel)
• Hypernyms:
cause, do, make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- They force him to write the letter
3. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" (Freq. 13)
• Syn:
push
• Ant:
pull (for: push)
• See Also:
force out
• Derivationally related forms:
forcible, push (for: push), pusher (for: push), pushing (for: push)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
nudge, poke at, prod, press, push,
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back,
shove, jerk, flick, jostle, nose, push out,
obtrude, thrust out, push aside, push away, muscle into, push up,
push up, jam, stuff, squeeze, topple,
tumble, tip
• Verb Group:
push
• Entailment:
press, move
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s PP
4. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (Freq. 8)
- She forced her diet fads on him
• Syn:
thrust
• Hypernyms:
compel, oblige, obligate
• Hyponyms:
stick, sting
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something on somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
5. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (Freq. 3)
- I squeezed myself into the corner
• Syn:
wedge, squeeze
• Derivationally related forms:
wedge (for: wedge)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
impact, compress, compact, pack together
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically (Freq. 2)
- She rammed her mind into focus
- He drives me mad
• Syn:
drive, ram
• See Also:
ram down (for: ram), drive in (for: drive)
• Derivationally related forms:
ram (for: ram), drive (for: drive)
• Hypernyms:
thrust
• Hyponyms:
toe, toenail
• Verb Group:
drive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
7. cause to move by pulling (Freq. 1)
- draw a wagon
- pull a sled
• Syn:
pull, draw
• Ant:
push (for: pull)
• See Also:
pull down (for: pull), pull off (for: pull), pull up (for: pull), pull out (for: pull), pull along (for: pull), pull in (for: pull), pull back (for: pull)
• Derivationally related forms:
draw (for: draw), drawing (for: draw), pull (for: pull), puller (for: pull), pulling (for: pull)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
twitch, pull back, adduct, abduct, stretch,
pluck, plunk, pick, tug, drag, haul,
hale, cart, attract, pull, pull in, draw,
draw, yank, jerk, winch, tweak,
pull off, pick off
• Verb Group:
pull, draw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
8. do forcibly;
exert force (Freq. 1)
- Don't force it!
• See Also:
force out, force back
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Hyponyms:
pull
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. take by force
- Storm the fort
• Syn:
storm
• Derivationally related forms:
storm (for: storm)
• Hypernyms:
penetrate, perforate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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