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[ English

[ Etymology

From Old French force.

(In names of waterfalls in north England it comes from Old Norse fors or foss, "waterfall".)

[ Pronunciation

[ Noun

Singular
force

Plural
countable and uncountable; forces

force (countable and uncountable; plural forces)

  1. (uncountable) Anything that is able to make a big change in a person or thing.
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  1. (uncountable, physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²).
    • Units:
    SI: newton (N)
    CGS: dyne (dyn)
  2. (countable) A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
    police force
  3. (uncountable) The ability to attack, control, or constrain.
    show of force
  4. (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
  5. (the force) A fictional semi-sentient phenomenon that certain individuals can call upon for assistance in the Star Wars stories. See also Force.
    • May the force be with you.
  6. (law) Legal validity.
    • The law will come into force in January.
  7. (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.

[ Derived terms

Terms derived from "force"

[ Translations

anything that is able to make a big changes in person or thing
physical quantity that denotes ability to accelerate a body
group that aims to attack, control, or constrain
ability to attack, control, or constrain
magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand
fictional phenomenon that certain individuals can upon for assistance in the Star Wars stories
law: legal validity
law: unlawful violence or lawful compulsion
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[ Verb

Infinitive
to force

Third person singular
forces

Simple past
forced

Past participle
forced

Present participle
forcing

to force (third-person singular simple present forces, present participle forcing, simple past and past participle forced)

  1. (transitive) To exert violence, compulsion, or constraint upon or against a person or thing.
  2. (transitive) To cause to occur, overcoming inertia or resistance.
    • force a decision
  3. (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
    • Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag.

[ Translations

exert violence upon
cause to occur, overcoming resistance
baseball To create an out by touching a base
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[ Derived terms

[ See also

[ French

[ Pronunciation

[ Etymology

From Late Latin fortia.

[ Noun

force f. (plural forces)

  1. Force.
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