Force - English meaning

noun

Behaviour in which you try to make someone do something by threats or by persuading them forcefully

Usage examples:

The vote was won only as the result of much arm-twisting by the government.

noun

An organized military force equipped for fighting on land.

Usage examples:

The two armies were in position

noun

A military force, usually belonging to a country, that has the training and equipment to fight on land

Usage examples:

She decided to join the army., an army of bystanders watched the film crew work.

noun

A particular country's fighting force

Usage examples:

When did you join the army?, he has decided on a career in the british army., the army was/were cal…

noun

A large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade.

Usage examples:

He has held key staff positions with troops at the battalion, brigade and division levels.

noun

A large military unit under a single leader, consisting of three or more companies

noun

A military unit consisting of three or more companies

noun

A destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion.

Usage examples:

They were thrown backwards by the blast

verb

Blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives.

Usage examples:

The school was blasted by an explosion

exclamation

Expressing annoyance.

Usage examples:

‘blast! the car won't start!’

noun

The physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal.

Usage examples:

It's important to keep your body in good condition

verb

Give material form to something abstract.

Usage examples:

He bodied forth the traditional prussian remedy for all ills

noun

The whole physical structure that forms a person or animal

Usage examples:

A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy., she rubbed suncream ov…

noun

A number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together.

Usage examples:

A bunch of grapes

verb

Collect or fasten into a compact group.

Usage examples:

She bunched the needles together

noun

A number of things of the same type fastened or closely grouped together, or any particular group of things or people

Usage examples:

We ate a whole bunch of grapes., they’re a nice bunch of people., infml i’ve got a bunch of things …

verb

Persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.

Usage examples:

He was coerced into giving evidence

verb

To persuade someone forcefully to do something that he or she may not want to do

Usage examples:

I don’t think anybody should be coerced into leaving., they used threats and coercion to keep the o…

verb

To persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do

Usage examples:

Be coerced into the court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.

noun

The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.

Usage examples:

Our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement

noun

The use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do

Usage examples:

He claimed the police had used coercion, threats, and promises to obtain the statement illegally.

noun

A group of people with a shared characteristic.

Usage examples:

A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation

verb

Divide (people) into groups with shared characteristics.

Usage examples:

In the plan elementary students will be cohorted, or placed, in an assigned class

noun

A group of people who share a characteristic, usually age

Usage examples:

About 42% of women in this age cohort have a college degree., this year's cohort of graduates will …

noun

A commercial business.

Usage examples:

A shipping company

verb

Associate with; keep company with.

Usage examples:

These men which have companied with us all this time

noun

An organization that produces or sells goods or services in order to make a profit

Usage examples:

He owns part of a company that manufactures software for personal computers., it was a long trip an…

verb

Force or oblige (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

A sense of duty compelled harry to answer her questions

verb

To force someone to do something

Usage examples:

At school, we were compelled to wear uniforms, which i hated.

verb

To produce a strong feeling or reaction

Usage examples:

Over the years her work has compelled universal admiration and trust.

noun

The action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint.

Usage examples:

The payment was made under compulsion

noun

A very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control

Usage examples:

For many people, dieting is a compulsion., [ + to infinitive ] i seem to have a constant compulsion…

noun

A force that makes you do something

Usage examples:

He seems to be driven by some kind of inner compulsion., [ + to infinitive ] we were under no compu…

verb

Compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action.

Usage examples:

Children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates

verb

To limit someone's freedom, or to limit the way something develops or grows

Usage examples:

Rising energy costs are constraining consumer and business spending.

verb

To control and limit something

Usage examples:

The country's progress was constrained by a leader who refused to look forward.

noun

A limitation or restriction.

Usage examples:

Time constraints make it impossible to do everything

noun

Something that limits the range of a person’s actions or freedom

Usage examples:

In egypt, the biggest constraint on new agricultural production is water.

noun

Something that controls what you can do by keeping you within particular limits

Usage examples:

The constraint of distribution costs remains the severest of all., budget/financial, etc. constrain…

noun

A main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions.

Usage examples:

The 5th army corps

noun

A group of people who work together in a particular activity

Usage examples:

The diplomatic corps in washington includes representatives of most of the countries in the world.,…

noun

A military unit trained to perform particular duties

Usage examples:

The royal army medical corps, the intelligence corps

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

noun

The state of being objective or aloof.

Usage examples:

He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on

noun

A group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty

Usage examples:

A detachment of paratroopers

noun

A feeling of not being emotionally involved

Usage examples:

Air of detachment she had an air of detachment about her.

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

Usage examples:

The division of the land into small fields

noun

The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

Usage examples:

[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

noun

One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

Usage examples:

The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

noun

Threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement.

Usage examples:

Confessions extracted under duress

noun

Threats used to force a person to do something

Usage examples:

He signed the contract under duress.

noun

Threats used to force someone to do something

Usage examples:

Clarke's defence involved claims of duress and allegations he had been framed by the police., he cl…

noun

A vigorous or determined attempt.

Usage examples:

in an effort to save money, i have committed to only buying items that i truly need

noun

Physical or mental activity needed to achieve something, or an attempt to do something

Usage examples:

[ c ] they met again in an effort to end the strike and get people back to work., [ u ] it took yea…

noun

A serious attempt to do something

Usage examples:

An effort to do sth this is part of an ongoing effort to develop the asian debt market., the guidel…

noun

The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.

Usage examples:

Changes in the levels of vitamins can affect energy and well-being

noun

The power and ability to be physically and mentally active

Usage examples:

[ u ] they spent a lot of time and energy on the grant proposal., [ u ] he wrote with a great burst…

noun

The power from something such as electricity or oil, which can do work, such as providing light and heat

Usage examples:

Use/consume/waste energy 80% of the energy used to wash garments is needed to heat the water., save…

noun

The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.

Usage examples:

The strict enforcement of environmental regulations

noun

The process of making sure that people obey something such as a law or rule

Usage examples:

Enforcement of sth firms in member states where enforcement of regulations is weaker could have an …

noun

The process of making people obey a law or rule, or making a particular situation happen or be accepted

Usage examples:

Voters support the enforcement of immigration laws., when a holding penalty is called in american f…

noun

Physical or mental effort.

Usage examples:

She was panting with the exertion

noun

The use of a lot of mental or physical effort

Usage examples:

I get out of breath with any kind of physical exertion., we were exhausted after our exertions., th…

noun

The use of something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen

Usage examples:

The exertion of influence over who was appointed to the job

noun

An emotional state or reaction.

Usage examples:

A feeling of joy

adjective

Showing emotion or sensitivity.

Usage examples:

She was a feeling child

verb

Be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched.

Usage examples:

She felt someone touch her shoulder

noun

The quality of being physically violent and frightening

Usage examples:

He pulled my face to his with a sudden fierceness., leaked video clips from soldiers in the field h…

noun

The quality of being strong and powerful

Usage examples:

The fierceness of the storm was unexpected., firefighters were unable to reach the woman because of…

noun

Involving strong feeling or energetic activity

Usage examples:

I was impressed by the fierceness of his desire to win., laurie brings a fierceness to the role tha…

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

Aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Usage examples:

They face daily harassment and assault on the streets

noun

Behavior that annoys or troubles someone

Usage examples:

Complaints of sexual harassment (= offensive sexual suggestions or actions) in the workplace have i…

noun

Illegal behaviour towards a person that causes mental or emotional suffering, which includes repeated unwanted contacts without a reasonable purpose, insults, threats, touching, or offensive language

Usage examples:

The company investigated claims of workplace harassment and racial discrimination., victims of hara…

noun

The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.

Usage examples:

There was the sound of a third impact

verb

Come into forcible contact with another object.

Usage examples:

The shell impacted twenty yards away

noun

The force or action of one object hitting another

Usage examples:

The impact of the crash reduced the car to a third of its original length., on impact the bullet ex…

verb

Drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

Financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures

verb

To force someone to do something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] when i see them eating, i feel impelled to eat, too.

verb

To make someone feel that they must do something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] she was in such a mess i felt impelled to (= felt i had to) offer your services…

noun

The force or energy with which a body moves.

Usage examples:

Hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus

noun

A force that encourages a particular action or makes it more energetic or effective

Usage examples:

Often the impetus for change in education has had to come from outside the school establishment.

noun

Something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or effective

Usage examples:

(a) fresh impetus the recent publicity surrounding homelessness has given (a) fresh impetus to the …

noun

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.

Usage examples:

The influence of television violence

verb

Have an influence on.

Usage examples:

Government regulations can influence behaviour, but often without changing underlying values and mo…

verb

A power to affect persons or events

noun

The quality of being intense.

Usage examples:

The pain grew in intensity

noun

The quality of being extreme in strength or force

Usage examples:

Simone sings with emotional intensity., the light hit us with such intensity that we ducked.

noun

The quality of being felt strongly or having a very strong effect

Usage examples:

The explosion was of such intensity that it was heard five miles away.

noun

The action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated.

Usage examples:

The intimidation of witnesses and jurors

noun

The action of frightening or threatening someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do

Usage examples:

The campaign of violence and intimidation against them intensifies daily., as the election approach…

idiom

Cause to come or go down

phrasal verb

Demolish a building or other structure.

Usage examples:

The closely packed houses were knocked down

phrasal verb

(especially of a vehicle) strike or collide with someone so as to cause them to fall to the ground.

Usage examples:

I was nearly knocked down by a bus

verb

Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.

Usage examples:

My grandmother made a dress for me

noun

The manufacturer or trade name of a product.

Usage examples:

The make, model, and year of his car

verb

Perform or carry out

verb

Past of may1.

noun

Great and impressive power or strength, especially of a nation, large organization, or natural force.

Usage examples:

A convincing display of military might

modal verb

Used in reported speech, to express possibility or permission.

Usage examples:

He said he might be late

noun

A band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.

Usage examples:

The calf muscle

verb

Move (an object) in a particular direction by using one's physical strength.

Usage examples:

They were muscling baggage into the hold of the plane

noun

A mass of tissue in the body, often attached to bones, that can tighten and relax to produce movement

Usage examples:

[ u ] republicans are flexing some political muscle., [ t ] starks muscled his way to the basket., …

verb

Make (something) necessary as a result or consequence.

Usage examples:

A cut which necessitated eighteen stitches

verb

To make something necessary

Usage examples:

An important meeting necessitates my being in houston on friday.

verb

Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something.

Usage examples:

Doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery

noun

The quality of being exciting, energetic, or sexually attractive.

Usage examples:

He showed entrepreneurial oomph

noun

Power, strength, or energetic activity

Usage examples:

It's important to have a person with some oomph in charge of the department., uk you want a car wit…

noun

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority.

Usage examples:

A region shattered by oppression and killing

noun

A situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities and freedom

Usage examples:

Every human being has the right to freedom from oppression., war, famine and oppression have forced…

noun

A set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose.

Usage examples:

Her wedding outfit

verb

Provide with a set of clothes.

Usage examples:

Warders outfitted in special suits

noun

A set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity

Usage examples:

Susan wore a black outfit., she got a complete ski outfit as a gift from her parents., our company …

noun

A social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment.

Usage examples:

An engagement party

verb

Enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering, typically with drinking and music.

Usage examples:

Put on your glad rags and party!

adjective

Divided into parts of different tinctures.

Usage examples:

Party per fess, or, and azure

noun

Strong and barely controllable emotion.

Usage examples:

A man of impetuous passion

noun

An expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals.

Usage examples:

We were ordered to investigate on a night patrol

verb

Keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it.

Usage examples:

The garrison had to patrol the streets to maintain order

verb

Moving around an area to monitor and provide security

noun

An attractive combination of vitality and glamour.

Usage examples:

A summer collection with pizzazz

noun

The power of something to influence or make an impression.

Usage examples:

A myth of enormous potency

noun

Strength, influence, or effectiveness

Usage examples:

This new drug's potency is not yet known., he owed his popular support to the potency of his propag…

noun

The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.

Usage examples:

The power of speech

verb

Supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.

Usage examples:

The car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine

noun

The ability or right to control people and events, or to influence the way people act or think in important ways

Usage examples:

The election results showed that the democrats had lost power, with republicans taking over five mo…

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

Usage examples:

A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

Usage examples:

Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

verb

To force or strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do

Usage examples:

I've been press-ganged into taking the kids swimming.

noun

Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.

Usage examples:

The gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside

verb

Attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something.

Usage examples:

It might be possible to pressure him into resigning

noun

The state in which something is pressurized

verb

Produce or maintain raised pressure artificially in (a gas or its container).

Usage examples:

The mixture was pressurized to 1,900 atmospheres

verb

To keep the air pressure in a submarine, plane, etc. at a level that is suitable for breathing

Usage examples:

He was pressurized into signing the agreement.

verb

Strike with the fist.

Usage examples:

He punched her in the face and ran off

noun

A blow with the fist.

Usage examples:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

verb

A device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, or metal.

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

noun

A permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions.

Usage examples:

The royal highland regiment

verb

Organize according to a strict system or pattern.

Usage examples:

Every aspect of their life is strictly regimented

noun

A small group of people having a particular task.

Usage examples:

An assassination squad

noun

An operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them.

Usage examples:

Indeed, the polish airmen who managed to reach the uk formed a fully-fledged polish air force with …

noun

The ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort.

Usage examples:

Their secret is stamina rather than speed

noun

The quality or state of being physically strong.

Usage examples:

Cycling can help you build up your strength

noun

The ability to do things that demand physical effort, or the degree to which something is strong or powerful

Usage examples:

After having surgery, it takes a while to get your strength back., making baskets requires skill mo…

noun

The amount of power or influence that someone or something has

Usage examples:

Advertising revenues in the uk have remained flat, although this has been offset by strength in the…

noun

A group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport.

Usage examples:

The village cricket team

verb

Come together as a team to achieve a common goal.

Usage examples:

He teamed up with the band to produce the disc

noun

A number of people who act together as a group, either in a sport or in order to achieve something

Usage examples:

A baseball/basketball/football team, the legal/medical team, my favorite team is the new york giant…

noun

A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.

Usage examples:

Members of her family have received death threats

noun

A statement that someone will be hurt or harmed, esp. if the person does not do something in particular

Usage examples:

She was fired after making threats to her co-workers., [ u ] a threat of rain is in today’s forecas…

noun

An individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole.

Usage examples:

Large areas of land made up of smaller units

A single undivided whole

noun

Great forcefulness or intensity of feeling or expression.

Usage examples:

The vehemence of his reaction

noun

The forceful expression of strong feelings

Usage examples:

She argued with such vehemence against the proposal that they decided to abandon it., "no!" she sai…

noun

Physical strength and good health.

Usage examples:

I was 79, but still full of vigour and vitality

noun

Strength, energy, or enthusiasm

Usage examples:

They set about their work with youthful vigour and enthusiasm., he gave his side of the story with …

noun

Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

Usage examples:

Violence erupted in protest marches

noun

Extremely forceful actions that are intended to hurt people or are likely to cause damage

Usage examples:

Racial/ethnic/domestic violence, she was concerned about the amount of violence on television., the…

noun

The quality of being very clear, powerful and detailed in your mind

Usage examples:

Parts of the novel now seem a little old-fashioned, but it's still a work of tremendous power and v…

noun

A body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.

Usage examples:

He was at least fifteen stone in weight

verb

Hold (something) down by placing a heavy object on top of it.

Usage examples:

A mug half filled with coffee weighted down a stack of papers

verb

Destroy or obliterate.

Usage examples:

Zap the enemy's artillery before it can damage your core units

noun

A sudden effect or event that makes a dramatic impact, especially a sudden burst of energy or sound.

Usage examples:

The eggs get an extra zap of uv light

verb

A sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact

noun

Energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

Usage examples:

He was expected to add some zing to the lacklustre team

verb

Move rapidly, making a high-pitched ringing or whining noise.

Usage examples:

Another bullet zinged past him

verb

Fasten with a zip.

Usage examples:

He zipped up his waterproof

noun

A device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items.

Usage examples:

Miss stephenson was wearing black baggy knee-length combat trousers covered in zips and chains, and…

pronoun

Nothing at all.

Usage examples:

You got zip to do with me and my kind, buddy