[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

force \force\, v. t. see farce to stuff.
   to stuff; to lard; to farce. r.
   1913 webster

         wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit.
                                                  --shak.
   1913 webster
see also:
farce 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

force \force\, n. of scand. origin; cf. icel. fors, foss, dan.
   fos.
   a waterfall; a cascade. prov. eng.
   1913 webster

         to see the falls for force of the river kent. --t.
                                                  gray.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

force \force\, n. f. force, ll. forcia, fortia, fr. l. fortis
   strong. see fort, n.
   1. capacity of exercising an influence or producing an
      effect; strength or energy of body or mind; active power;
      vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or
      energy; 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.
      1913 webster

            he was, in the full force of the words, a good man.
                                                  --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   2. power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power;
      violence; coercion; as, by force of arms; to take by
      force.
      1913 webster

            which now they hold by force, and not by right.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   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; the armed
      forces.
      1913 webster

            is lucius general of the forces?      --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. law
      a strength or power exercised without law, or contrary
          to law, upon persons or things; violence.
      b validity; efficacy. --burrill.
          1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
          1913 webster

                thy tears are of no force to mollify
                this flinty man.                  --heywood.
          1913 webster

                more huge in strength than wise in works he was.
                                                  --spenser.
          1913 webster

                adam and first matron eve
                had ended now their orisons, and found
                strength added from above, new hope to spring
                out of despair.                   --milton.
          1913 webster
see also:
fort animal force catabiotic force centrifugal force centripetal force coercive force 
centrifugal centripetal composition of forces correlation of forces composition 
correlation force and arms in force of force metabolic force 
no force plastic force vital force force strength 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

   2. to compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force
      conviction on the mind.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            to force their monarch and insult the court.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

            i should have forced thee soon wish other arms.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

            to force a spotless virgin's chastity. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. to obtain, overcome, or win by strength; to take by
      violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault;
      to storm, as a fortress; as, to force the castle; to force
      a lock.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            it stuck so fast, so deeply buried lay
            that scarce the victor forced the steel away.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

            to force the tyrant from his seat by war. --sahk.
      1913 webster

            ethelbert ordered that none should be forced into
            religion.                             --fuller.
      1913 webster

   6. to put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding;
      to enforce. obs.
      1913 webster

            what can the church force more?       --j. webster.
      1913 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 conceit or metaphor; to
      force a laugh; to force fruits.
      1913 webster

            high on a mounting wave my head i bore,
            forcing my strength, and gathering to the shore.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   8. whist to compel an adversary or partner to trump a
      trick by leading a suit of which he has none.
      1913 webster

   9. to provide with forces; to re"enforce; to strengthen by
      soldiers; to man; to garrison. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   10. to allow the force of; to value; to care for. obs.
       1913 webster

             for me, i force not argument a straw. --shak.

   syn: to compel; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce;
        drive; press; impel.
        1913 webster
see also:
forced forcing force 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

force \force\, v. i. obs. in all the senses.
   1. to use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to
      endeavor.
      1913 webster

            forcing with gifts to win his wanton heart.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. to make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to
      hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to
      regard.
      1913 webster

            your oath once broke, you force not to forswear.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

            i force not of such fooleries.        --camden.
      1913 webster

   3. to be of force, importance, or weight; to matter.
      1913 webster

            it is not sufficient to have attained the name and
            dignity of a shepherd, not forcing how. --udall.
      1913 webster

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

force
     n 1: 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
     2: 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
     3: physics the influence that produces a change in a physical
        quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
     4: group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is
        necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
        syn: personnel
     5: a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence
        easily persuaded them"
     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
     7: 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: forcefulness, strength
     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
     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
     2: urge or force a person to an action; constrain or motivate
        syn: impel
     3: move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner" syn: push
        ant: pull
     4: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;
        "she forced her diet fads on him" syn: thrust
     5: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "i squeezed myself
        into the corner" syn: wedge, squeeze
     6: force into or from an action or state, either physically or
        metaphorically; "she rammed her mind into focus"; "he
        drives me mad" syn: drive, ram
     7: do forcibly; exert force; "don't force it"
     8: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon";
        "pull a sled" syn: pull, draw ant: push
     9: take by force; "storm the fort" syn: storm
see also:
military unit military force military group power personnel violence 
forcefulness strength effect coerce hale 
squeeze pressure impel push pull 
thrust wedge drive ram draw 
storm 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

538 moby thesaurus words for "force":
   niagara, abuse, actuate, acuteness, administer, adventuresomeness,
   adventurousness, affective meaning, aggression, aggressiveness,
   ambitiousness, amount, amperage, amplitude, animality, animate,
   apply, arm, armed forces, armipotence, army, ascendancy, assault,
   atrocity, authoritativeness, authority, backlash, backset,
   backwash, barbarity, bear, bear upon, bearing, beef, bestow,
   betray, big battalions, bind, binding, bite, bitingness,
   black power, bloodlust, boost, break, brutality, brute force, buck,
   bulk, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, butt, butt against,
   carat, cascade, cataract, cause, cause to, centigram, charge,
   charisma, charm, chute, clout, coerce, coercion, cogence, cogency,
   coloring, command, compel, compulsion, concuss, connotation,
   consequence, constrain, constraint, control, crack, cram, cram in,
   credit, crew, crowd, crowd in, cultivate, culture, current, cut,
   cuttingness, debauch, decagram, deceive, decigram, decisiveness,
   defile, deflorate, deflower, delve, demand, demonic energy,
   denotation, despoil, destructiveness, dig, dint, dominance,
   domination, dose, dose with, drag, dragoon, dram, dram avoirdupois,
   dress, drift, drive, drive in, duress, dynamism, dyne, effect,
   effective, effectiveness, effectuality, efficacy, effort, elbow,
   eminence, employees, enchantment, endurance, energize, energy,
   enforce, enforce upon, enjoin, enterprise, enterprisingness, ergal,
   essence, esteem, exact, extension, extent, extort, extract,
   extremity, fall, fallow, falls, favor, ferociousness, fertilize,
   fierceness, flower power, force in, force majeure, force upon,
   forcefulness, fortitude, foster, full blast, full force,
   furiousness, galvanize, gang, get-up-and-get, get-up-and-go, getup,
   gist, give, go, go-ahead, go-getting, go-to-itiveness, goad,
   good feeling, grain, gram, grammatical meaning, gumption, guts,
   gutsiness, hardiness, harrow, harshness, have, headway, heartiness,
   help, hired help, hoe, hold, hundredweight, hurtle, hustle, idea,
   impact, impel, impetuosity, impetus, implication, import,
   importance, impose, impress, impression, impressiveness, imprint,
   in effect, in force, in operation, incidental power, incisiveness,
   inclemency, influence, influentiality, inhumanity, initiative,
   insinuation, intension, intensity, intestinal fortitude,
   intimidate, jab, jam, jam in, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, justness,
   kilo, kilogram, kinetic energy, knock in, lay on, lead astray,
   leadership, leverage, lexical meaning, linn, list, literal meaning,
   lustihood, lustiness, magnetism, magnitude, main force,
   main strength, make, malignity, mana, mark, mass, mastery, matter,
   meaning, measure, measurement, megaton, men, mercilessness,
   mete out to, might, might and main, mightiness, military,
   milligram, mindlessness, mislead, mole, moment, momentum, mordancy,
   motivate, move, move to action, moxie, mulch, murderousness,
   muscle, muscle power, naked force, nappe, nervosity, nervousness,
   nudge, numbers, oblige, obstinacy, occasion, operative, order,
   ounce, ounce avoirdupois, ounce troy, outrage, overtone, pack in,
   pains, pennyweight, persistence, personality, personnel,
   persuasion, pertinence, physical force, pile drive, pith,
   pitilessness, pizzazz, plow, plunge in, poignancy, point, poke,
   poke in, poop, potence, potency, potential energy, potentiality,
   pound, pound avoirdupois, pound in, pound troy, poundal, power,
   power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness,
   practical consequence, predominance, preponderance, prepotency,
   prescribe for, press, press in, pressure, prestige, print, prise,
   prize, prod, productiveness, productivity, promote, propel, prune,
   pry, puissance, pull, punch, purchase, purport, push, push in,
   pushfulness, pushiness, pushingness, put on, put upon, quantity,
   quantum, rake, ram, ram down, ram in, range of meaning, rape,
   rattle, ravage, ravish, reaction, real meaning, recoil, reference,
   referent, reflex, reign, relation, relevance, repercussion, repute,
   require, response, restrain, retinue, rigor, robustness, roughness,
   ruggedness, ruin, rule, rule of might, run, run against, run in,
   sandbag, sault, savagery, say, scope, scruple, seduce,
   semantic cluster, semantic field, sense, servantry, set in motion,
   severity, shake, sharpness, shotgun, shoulder, shove, significance,
   signification, significatum, signifie, sinew, sinewiness, slug,
   soil, soldiers, solidity, soundness, spade, span of meaning, spark,
   speed, spirit, spoil, spout, spunk, squeeze in, staff,
   stalwartness, stamina, staying power, steam, steamroller,
   sticking power, stimulate, stone, stoutness, strain, strength,
   strength of will, strenuousness, stress, strong arm,
   strong language, structural meaning, stuff in, sturdiness, suasion,
   substance, substantiality, subtle influence, suggestion, sully,
   sum, sum and substance, superiority, superpower, supremacy, sway,
   symbolic meaning, tamp, tamp in, tenor, tension, terrorism,
   the help, thin, thin out, thrust, thrust in, tie, till,
   till the soil, ton, totality of associations, toughness,
   transferred meaning, trenchancy, troops, trouble, tyranny,
   ultima ratio, unadorned meaning, undertone, units of weight,
   up-and-comingness, upper hand, use force upon, valid, validity,
   value, vandalism, vehemence, velocity, venom, venturesomeness,
   venturousness, viciousness, vigor, vigorousness, vim, violate,
   violence, virility, virtue, virulence, visit, vitality, waterfall,
   watershoot, wattage, wedge in, weed, weed out, weight, whip hand,
   whole, work, wreak, wreck, wrench, wrest, wring

[8] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

force
     
        a dbase dialect for ms-dos.
     
     
see also:
dbase ms-dos 

[9] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

force. a power put in motion. it is: 1. actual; or 2. implied. 
     2.-1. if a person with force break a door or gate for an illegal 
purpose, it is lawful to oppose force to force; and if one enter the close 
of another, vi et armis, he may be expelled immediately, without a previous 
request; for there is no time to make a request. 2 salk. 641; 8 t. r. 78, 
357. and see tit. battery, sec. 2. when it is necessary to rely upon actual 
force in pleading, as in the case of a forcible entry, the words "manu 
forti," or with a strong hand should be adopted. 8 t. r. 357 358. but in 
other cases, the words "vi et armis," or "with force and arms," is 
sufficient. id. 
     3.-2. the entry into the ground of another, without his consent, is 
breaking his close, for force is implied in every trespass quare clausum 
fregit. 1 salk. 641; co. litt. 257, b; 161, b; 162, a; 1 saund: 81, 140, n. 
4 8 t: r. 78, 358; bac. ab. trespass; this dict. tit. close. in the case of 
false imprisonment, force is implied. 1 n. r. 255. and the same rule 
prevails where a wife, a daughter or servant, have been enticed away or 
debauched, though in fact they consented, the law considering them incapable 
of consenting. see 3 wils. 18; fitz. n. b. 89, 0; 5 t. r. 361; 6 east, 387; 
2 n. r. 365, 454. 
     4. in general, a mere nonfeasance cannot be considered as forcible; for 
where there has been no act, there cannot be force, as in the case of the 
mere detention of goods without an unlawful taking. 2 saund. 47, k 1. in 
general, by force is understood unlawful violence. co. litt. 161, b.; bouv. 
inst. index, h.t. vide arms. 

[10] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

force, n.

    "force is but might," the teacher said --
        "that definition's just."
    the boy said naught but through instead,
    remembering his pounded head:
        "force is not might but must"

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