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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  force 
 
  7  of  9  senses  of  force 
 
  Sense  1 
  coerce,  hale,  pressure,  force 
  =>  turn  up  the  heat,  turn  up  the  pressure 
  =>  drive 
  =>  bludgeon 
  =>  steamroller,  steamroll 
  =>  squeeze  for 
  =>  dragoon,  railroad 
  =>  terrorize,  terrorise 
  =>  bring  oneself 
 
  Sense  3 
  push  force 
  =>  nudge,  poke  at  prod 
  =>  press,  push 
  =>  repel,  drive,  repulse,  force  back  push  back  beat  back 
  =>  shove 
  =>  jerk,  flick,  flip 
  =>  jostle,  shove 
  =>  nose 
  =>  push  out  obtrude,  thrust  out 
  =>  push  aside,  push  away 
  =>  muscle  into 
  =>  push  up 
  =>  thrust 
  =>  jam 
  =>  thrust,  stuff,  shove,  squeeze 
  =>  topple,  tumble 
 
  Sense  4 
  force,  thrust 
  =>  stick,  sting 
 
  Sense  5 
  wedge,  squeeze,  force 
  =>  impact 
  =>  compress,  compact,  pack  together 
 
  Sense  6 
  force,  drive,  ram 
  =>  toe 
 
  Sense  7 
  force 
  =>  pull 
 
  Sense  8 
  pull  draw,  force 
  =>  twitch 
  =>  entrain,  trail 
  =>  pull  back 
  =>  adduct 
  =>  abduct 
  =>  stretch 
  =>  pluck,  plunk,  pick 
  =>  tug 
  =>  drag 
  =>  haul,  hale,  cart,  drag 
  =>  attract,  pull  pull  in  draw  in 
  =>  yank,  jerk 
  =>  winch 
  =>  pluck,  tweak,  pull  off  pick  off 
  =>  hike  up  hitch  up 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  force 
 
  7  of  9  senses  of  force 
 
  Sense  1 
  coerce,  hale,  pressure,  force 
  =>  turn  up  the  heat,  turn  up  the  pressure 
  =>  drive 
  =>  bludgeon 
  =>  steamroller,  steamroll 
  =>  squeeze  for 
  =>  dragoon,  railroad 
  =>  terrorize,  terrorise 
  =>  bring  oneself 
 
  Sense  3 
  push  force 
  =>  nudge,  poke  at  prod 
  =>  jog 
  =>  elbow 
  =>  press,  push 
  =>  repel,  drive,  repulse,  force  back  push  back  beat  back 
  =>  shove 
  =>  jerk,  flick,  flip 
  =>  jostle,  shove 
  =>  elbow 
  =>  shoulder  in 
  =>  nose 
  =>  push  out  obtrude,  thrust  out 
  =>  push  aside,  push  away 
  =>  muscle  into 
  =>  push  up 
  =>  uplift 
  =>  boost  up 
  =>  thrust 
  =>  jab,  prod,  stab,  poke,  dig 
  =>  stab,  jab 
  =>  goad,  prick 
  =>  shoulder 
  =>  boost 
  =>  force,  drive,  ram 
  =>  toe 
  =>  ram,  ram  down  pound 
  =>  punch 
  =>  jam 
  =>  thrust,  stuff,  shove,  squeeze 
  =>  topple,  tumble 
 
  Sense  4 
  force,  thrust 
  =>  stick,  sting 
 
  Sense  5 
  wedge,  squeeze,  force 
  =>  impact 
  =>  compress,  compact,  pack  together 
  =>  tamp  down  tamp,  pack 
 
  Sense  6 
  force,  drive,  ram 
  =>  toe 
 
  Sense  7 
  force 
  =>  pull 
  =>  wrench,  twist 
  =>  attract 
  =>  pick  at  pluck  at  pull  at 
  =>  retract,  pull  back  draw  back 
  =>  draw  close 
 
  Sense  8 
  pull  draw,  force 
  =>  twitch 
  =>  skitter 
  =>  entrain,  trail 
  =>  pull  back 
  =>  adduct 
  =>  abduct 
  =>  stretch 
  =>  pull  back  draw 
  =>  pluck,  plunk,  pick 
  =>  twang 
  =>  tug 
  =>  drag 
  =>  shlep,  schlep,  pull  along 
  =>  tow 
  =>  trail 
  =>  tug 
  =>  trail,  train 
  =>  haul,  hale,  cart,  drag 
  =>  bowse,  bouse 
  =>  attract,  pull  pull  in  draw  in 
  =>  tug 
  =>  catch,  arrest,  get 
  =>  draw  in  retract 
  =>  invaginate,  introvert 
  =>  intussuscept 
  =>  yank,  jerk 
  =>  winch 
  =>  pluck,  tweak,  pull  off  pick  off 
  =>  tweeze 
  =>  hike  up  hitch  up 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  force 
 
  1  of  9  senses  of  force 
 
  Sense  3 
  push  force 
  =>  press 
  =>  move 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  force 
 
  9  senses  of  force 
 
  Sense  1 
  coerce,  hale,  pressure,  force 
  =>  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
 
  Sense  2 
  impel,  force 
  =>  cause  do  make 
 
  Sense  3 
  push  force 
  =>  move  displace 
  Also  See->  force  out#4;  force  out#3 
 
  Sense  4 
  force,  thrust 
  =>  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
 
  Sense  5 
  wedge,  squeeze,  force 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  6 
  force,  drive,  ram 
  =>  thrust 
 
  Sense  7 
  force 
  =>  act  move 
  Also  See->  force  out#7;  force  out#6;  force  out#5;  force  back#1 
 
  Sense  8 
  pull  draw,  force 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  9 
  storm,  force 
  =>  penetrate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  force 
 
  force  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  9) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  force 
 
  Sense  1 
  coerce,  hale,  pressure,  force 
  =>  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  impel,  force 
  =>  cause  do  make 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  push  force 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  force,  thrust 
  =>  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  wedge,  squeeze,  force 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  force,  drive,  ram 
  =>  thrust 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  force 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  pull  draw,  force 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  storm,  force 
  =>  penetrate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  force 
  aerodynamic  force 
  air  force 
  air  force  academy 
  air  force  officer 
  airforce 
  attractive  force 
  centrifugal  force 
  centripetal  force 
  color  force 
  coriolis  force 
  defence  force 
  defense  force 
  driving  force 
  electrical  line  of  force 
  electromotive  force 
  electromotive  force  series 
  field  of  force 
  force 
  force-feed  lubricating  system 
  force  feed 
  force  field 
  force  majeure 
  force  per  unit  area 
  force  pump 
  force  unit 
  forced  feeding 
  forced  landing 
  forced  sale 
  forcefulness 
  forcemeat 
  forceps 
  forceps  delivery 
  gravitational  force 
  labor  force 
  life  force 
  line  of  force 
  lorentz  force 
  magnetic  force 
  magnetic  line  of  force 
  magnetomotive  force 
  magnetomotive  force  unit 
  military  force 
  moral  force 
  police  force 
  private  security  force 
  reconnaissance  in  force 
  repulsive  force 
  retarding  force 
  royal  air  force 
  sales  force 
  security  force 
  strong  force 
  task  force 
  tour  de  force 
  vital  force 
  weak  force 
  work  force 
  workforce 
 
  Overview  of  noun  force 
 
  The  noun  force  has  9  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (347)  military  unit,  military  force,  force  --  (a  unit  that  is  part  of  some  military  service;  "he  sent  Caesar  a  force  of  six  thousand  men") 
  2.  (137)  power,  force  --  (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") 
  3.  (133)  force  --  (the  physical  influence  that  produces  a  change  in  a  physical  quantity;  "force  equals  mass  times  acceleration") 
  4.  (133)  force,  personnel  --  (group  of  people  willing  to  obey  orders  "a  public  force  is  necessary  to  give  security  to  the  rights  of  citizens") 
  5.  (99)  force  --  (a  powerful  effect  or  influence:  "the  force  of  his  eloquence  easily  persuaded  them") 
  6.  (80)  violence,  force  --  (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") 
  7.  (54)  force,  forcefulness,  strength  --  (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") 
  8.  (31)  force  --  (a  group  of  people  having  the  power  of  effective  action  "he  joined  forces  with  a  band  of  adventurers") 
  9.  (25)  effect,  force  --  ((of  a  law)  having  legal  validity;  "the  law  is  still  in  effect") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  force 
 
  The  verb  force  has  9  senses  (first  8  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (48)  coerce,  hale,  pressure,  force  --  (to  cause  to  do  through  pressure  or  necessity,  by  physical,  moral  or  intellectual  means  :"She  forced  him  to  take  a  job  in  the  city") 
  2.  (17)  impel,  force  --  (urge  or  force  (a  person)  to  an  action  constrain  or  motivate) 
  3.  (13)  push  force  --  (move  with  force,  "He  pushed  the  table  into  a  corner") 
  4.  (8)  force,  thrust  --  (impose  or  thrust  urgently,  importunately,  or  inexorably;  "She  forced  her  diet  fads  on  him") 
  5.  (3)  wedge,  squeeze,  force  --  (squeeze  like  a  wedge  into  a  tight  space;  "I  squeezed  myself  into  the  corner") 
  6.  (2)  force,  drive,  ram  --  (force  into  or  from  an  action  or  state,  either  physically  or  metaphorically;  "She  rammed  her  mind  into  focus";  "He  drives  me  mad") 
  7.  (2)  force  --  (do  forcibly;  exert  force;  "Don't  force  it!") 
  8.  (1)  pull  draw,  force  --  (cause  to  move  along  the  ground  by  pulling;  "draw  a  wagon";  "pull  a  sled") 
  9.  storm,  force  --  (take  by  force;  "Storm  the  fort") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  force 
  forced 
  forceful 
  forceless 
  in  force 
 
  Overview  of  noun  force 
 
  The  noun  force  has  9  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (347)  military  unit,  military  force,  force  --  (a  unit  that  is  part  of  some  military  service;  "he  sent  Caesar  a  force  of  six  thousand  men") 
  2.  (137)  power,  force  --  (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") 
  3.  (133)  force  --  (the  physical  influence  that  produces  a  change  in  a  physical  quantity;  "force  equals  mass  times  acceleration") 
  4.  (133)  force,  personnel  --  (group  of  people  willing  to  obey  orders  "a  public  force  is  necessary  to  give  security  to  the  rights  of  citizens") 
  5.  (99)  force  --  (a  powerful  effect  or  influence:  "the  force  of  his  eloquence  easily  persuaded  them") 
  6.  (80)  violence,  force  --  (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") 
  7.  (54)  force,  forcefulness,  strength  --  (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") 
  8.  (31)  force  --  (a  group  of  people  having  the  power  of  effective  action  "he  joined  forces  with  a  band  of  adventurers") 
  9.  (25)  effect,  force  --  ((of  a  law)  having  legal  validity;  "the  law  is  still  in  effect") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  force 
 
  The  verb  force  has  9  senses  (first  8  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (48)  coerce,  hale,  pressure,  force  --  (to  cause  to  do  through  pressure  or  necessity,  by  physical,  moral  or  intellectual  means  :"She  forced  him  to  take  a  job  in  the  city") 
  2.  (17)  impel,  force  --  (urge  or  force  (a  person)  to  an  action  constrain  or  motivate) 
  3.  (13)  push  force  --  (move  with  force,  "He  pushed  the  table  into  a  corner") 
  4.  (8)  force,  thrust  --  (impose  or  thrust  urgently,  importunately,  or  inexorably;  "She  forced  her  diet  fads  on  him") 
  5.  (3)  wedge,  squeeze,  force  --  (squeeze  like  a  wedge  into  a  tight  space;  "I  squeezed  myself  into  the  corner") 
  6.  (2)  force,  drive,  ram  --  (force  into  or  from  an  action  or  state,  either  physically  or  metaphorically;  "She  rammed  her  mind  into  focus";  "He  drives  me  mad") 
  7.  (2)  force  --  (do  forcibly;  exert  force;  "Don't  force  it!") 
  8.  (1)  pull  draw,  force  --  (cause  to  move  along  the  ground  by  pulling;  "draw  a  wagon";  "pull  a  sled") 
  9.  storm,  force  --  (take  by  force;  "Storm  the  fort") 



force definition