English-Thai Dictionary

force

N กองทหาร  กองทัพ  กองกำลัง  army troop legion kong-tab

 

force

N กำลัง  แรง  กำลัง แรง  พลัง  power strength vigor weakness powerlessness kam-lang

 

force

N คน หรือ สิ่ง ที่ มีอำนาจ หรือ อิทธิพล  kon-rue-sing-ti-me-am-nad-rue-id-ti-pon

 

force

N ความรุนแรง  การ บังคับ  การข่มขู่ บังคับ  violence compulsion duress kwam-ruang-rang

 

force

N ยัดเยียด  บังคับ ให้ รับ  impose yad-yiad

 

force

N หน่วย วัด ความแรง ของ ลม  nuai-wad-kwam-raeng-kong-lom

 

force

N อำนาจ ใน การ ชักจูง  อำนาจ ใน การโน้มน้าว  efficacy cogency potency am-nad-nai-kan-chak-jung

 

force

VT งัด  บิด  กระชาก  ดึง  break open wrench prise ngod

 

force

VT บังคับ  บีบคั้น  บีบบังคับ  ยัดเยียด  compel drive impel balk bar bang-kab

 

force

VT ฝืน  ฝืนใจ  make an effort fuan

 

force down

PHRV ผลัก หรือ ดัน ลง ไป อย่างแรง  push down ram down stuff down thrust down plak-rue-dan-long-pai-yang-raeng

 

force from

PHRV บังคับ  คาดคั้น  เค้น จาก  force out of bang-kab

 

force into

PHRV ผลักดัน  pak-dan

 

force into

PHRV พยายาม ดัน (บางสิ่ง  เข้าไป ใน  pa-ya-yam-dan-kao-pai-nai

 

force on

PHRV บังคับ  บีบ ให้ ทำ  enforce on force onto force upon bang-kab

 

force onto

PHRV บังคับ  บีบ ให้ ทำ  enforce on force on force upon bang-kab

 

force out

PHRV บังคับ ให้ ทำตาม  บีบ ให้ ยอม  enforce on force on force onto bang-kab-hai-tam-tam

 

force out of

PHRV บังคับ  คาดคั้น  เค้น จาก  force from bang-kab

 

force up

PHRV ทำให้ สูง ขึ้น  ทำให้ พุ่ง ขึ้น  tam-hai-sung-kuen

 

force upon

PHRV บังคับ  บีบ ให้ ทำ  force on bang-kab

 

force-feed

VT บังคับ ให้ กิน 

 

forced

ADJ ที่ ถูก บังคับ  ที่ ไม่เต็มใจ  compulsory enforced involuntary willing voluntary ti-tuk-bang-khab

 

forced

ADJ ฝืนใจ  ไม่ เป็นธรรมชาติ  unnatural insincere false natural fuan-jai

 

forceful

ADJ ที่ มีผล อย่างแรง  strong effective ineffective ti-me-pon-yang-raeng

 

forceful

ADJ ที่ มีพลัง  ที่ น่าเชื่อถือ  powerful cogent convincing unconvincing ti-me-pa-lang

 

forceful

ADJ หนักแน่น  เด็ดเดี่ยว  แข็งขัน  assertive submissive nak-nuan

 

forcefully

ADV อย่างหนัก แน่น  อย่างเข้มแข็ง  อย่างแข็งขัน  yang-nak-nuan

 

forcefulness

N การ มีพลัง อำนาจ  ความเข้มแข็ง เด็ดเดี่ยว 

 

forcemeat

N เนื้อสัตว์ สับ ใส่ เครื่องเทศ  farcemeat

 

forceps

N คีม ที่ ใช้ ใน การ ผ่าตัด ของ แพทย์  kim-ti-chai-nai-kan-pa-tad-kong-paed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORCE

n.[L. fortis. All words denoting force, power, strength, are from verbs which express straining, or driving, rushing, and this word has the elements of L. vireo. ] 1. Strength; active power; vigor; might; energy that may be exerted; that physical property in a body which may produce action or motion in another body, or may counteract such motion. By the force of the muscles we raise a weight, or resist an assault.
2. Momentum; the quantity of power produced by motion or the action of one body on another; as the force of a cannon ball.
3. That which causes an operation or moral effect; strength; energy; as the force of the mind, will or understanding.
4. Violence; power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power. Let conquerors consider that force alone can keep what force as obtained.
5. Strength; moral power to convince the mind. There is great force in an argument.
6. Virtue; efficacy. No presumption or hypothesis can be of force enough to overthrow constant experience.
7. Validity; power to bind or hold. If the conditions of a covenant are not fulfilled, the contract is of no force. A testament is of force after the testator is dead. Hebrews 9:17.
8. Strength or power for war; armament; troops; an army or navy; as a military or naval force: sometimes in the plural; as military forces.
9. Destiny; necessity; compulsion; any extraneous power to which men are subject; as the force of fate or of divine decrees.
1 . Internal power; as the force of habit.
11. In law, any unlawful violence to person or property. This is simple, when no other crime attends it, as the entering into another's possession, without committing any other unlawful act. It is compound, when some other violence or unlawful act is committed. The law also implies force, as when a person enters a house or inclosure lawfully, but afterwards does an unlawful act. In this case, the law supposes the first entrance to be for that purpose, and therefore by force.
Physical force, is the force of material bodies.
Moral force, is the power of acting on the reason in judging and determining.
Mechanical force, is the power that belongs to bodies at rest or in motion. The pressure or tension of bodies at rest is called a mechanical force, and so is the power of a body in motion. There is also the force of gravity or attraction, centrifugal and centripetal forces, expansive force, etc.

 

FORCE

v.t. 1. To compel; to constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible. Men are forced to submit to conquerors. Masters force their slaves to labor.
2. To overpower by strength.
I should have forced thee soon with other arms.
3. To impel; to press; to drive; to draw or push by main strength; a sense of very extensive use; as, to force along a wagon or a ship; to force away a man's arms; water forces its way through a narrow channel; a man may be forced out of his possessions.
4. To enforce; to urge; to press.
Forcing my strength, and gathering to the shore.
5. To compel by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind; to force one to acknowledge the truth of a proposition.
6. To storm; to assault and take by violence; as, to force a town or fort.
7. To ravish; to violate by force, as a female.
8. To overstrain; to distort; as a forced conceit.
9. To cause to produce ripe fruit prematurely, as a tree; or to cause to ripen prematurely, as fruit.
1 . To man; to strengthen by soldiers; to garrison. Obs.
To force from, to wrest from; to extort.
To force out, to drive out; to compel to issue out or to leave; also, to extort.
To force wine, is to fine it by a short process, or in a short time.
To force plants, is to urge the growth of plants by artificial heat.
To force meat, is to stuff it.

 

FORCE

v.i. 1. To lay stress on. Obs.
2. To strive. Obs.
3. To use violence.

 

FORCED

pp. 1. Compelled; impelled; driven by violence; urged; stormed; ravished.
2. a. Affected; overstrained; unnatural; as a forced style.

 

FORCEDLY

adv. Violently; constrainedly; unnaturally. [Little used. ]

 

FORCEDNESS

n.The state of being forced; distortion.

 

FORCEFUL

a. 1. Impelled by violence; driven with force; acting with power.
Against the steed he threw his forceful spear.
2. Violent; impetuous.

 

FORCEFULLY

adv. Violently; impetuously.

 

FORCELESS

a.Having little or not force; feeble; impotent.

 

FORCEMEAT

n.A kind of stuffing in cookery.

 

FORCEPS

n.[L.] Literally, a pair of pinchers or tongs. In surgery, an instrument for extracting any thing from a wound, and for like purposes.
A pair of scissors for cutting off or dividing the fleshy membranous parts of the body.

 

FORCER

n. 1. He or that which forces, drives or constrains.
2. The embolus of a pump; the instrument by which water is driven up a pump.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORCE

Force, v. t. Etym: [See Farce to stuff. ]

 

Defn: To stuff; to lard; to farce. [R.] Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit. Shak.

 

FORCE

Force, n. Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. fors, foss, Dan. fos. ]

 

Defn: A waterfall; a cascade. [Prov. Eng. ] To see the falls for force of the river Kent. T. Gray.

 

FORCE

Force, n. Etym: [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See Fort, n.]

 

1. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; 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. He was, in the full force of the words, a good man. Macaulay.

 

2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. Which now they hold by force, and not by right. Shak.

 

3. Strength or power 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. Is Lucius general of the forces Shak.

 

4. (Law ) (a ) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary to law, upon persons or things; violence. (b ) Validity; efficacy. Burrill.

 

5. (Physics )

 

Defn: 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. Animal force (Physiol.), muscular force or energy. -- Catabiotic force Etym: [Gr. (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 Etym: [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. -- 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. Thy tears are of no force to mollify This flinty man. Heywood.More huge in strength than wise in works he was. Spenser. Adam and first matron Eve Had ended now their orisons, and found Strength added from above, new hope to spring Out of despair. Milton.

 

FORCE

Force, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forced; p. pr. & vb. n. Forcing. ] Etym: [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.

 

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

 

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. To force their monarch and insult the court. Dryden. I should have forced thee soon wish other arms. Milton. To force a spotless virgin's chastity. Shak.

 

4. To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.

 

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. It stuck so fast, so deeply buried lay That scarce the victor forced the steel away. Dryden. To force the tyrant from his seat by war. Sahk. Ethelbert ordered that none should be forced into religion. Fuller.

 

6. To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce. [Obs. ] What can the church force more J. 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 consient or metaphor; to force a laugh; to force fruits.High on a mounting wave my head I bore, Forcing my strength, and gathering to the shore. Dryden.

 

8. (Whist )

 

Defn: To compel (an adversary or partner ) to trump a trick by leading a suit of which he has none.

 

9. To provide with forces; to reënforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

1 . To allow the force of; to value; to care for. [Obs. ] For me, I force not argument a straw. Shak.

 

Syn. -- To compel; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce; drive; press; impel.

 

FORCE

FORCE Force, v. i. [Obs. in all the senses.]

 

1. To use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to endeavor. Forcing with gifts to win his wanton heart. Spenser.

 

2. To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard. Your oath once broke, you force not to forswear. Shak. I force not of such fooleries. Camden.

 

3. To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter. It is not sufficient to have attained the name and dignity of a shepherd, not forcing how. Udall.

 

FORCED

FORCED Forced, a.

 

Defn: Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. Forced draught. See under Draught. -- Forced march (Mil. ), a march of one or more days made with all possible speed. -- For "ced *ly, adv. -- For "ced *ness, n.

 

FORCEFUL

FORCEFUL Force "ful, a.

 

Defn: Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. -- Force "ful *ly, adv. Against the steed he threw His forceful spear. Dryden.

 

FORCELESS

FORCELESS Force "less, a.

 

Defn: Having little or no force; feeble. These forceless flowers like sturdy trees support me. Shak.

 

FORCEMEAT

Force "meat `, n. Etym: [Corrupt. for farce-meat, fr. F. farce stuffing. See Farce, n.] (Cookery )

 

Defn: Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing. [Written also forced meat. ]

 

FORCEMENT

FORCEMENT Force "ment, n.

 

Defn: The act of forcing; compulsion. [Obs. ] It was imposed upon us by constraint; And will you count such forcement treachery J. Webster.

 

FORCEPS

For "ceps, n. Etym: [L. forceps, -cipis, from the root of formus Hot +capere to take; akin to E. heave. Cf. Furnace. ]

 

1. A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons,accoucheurs, dentists, etc.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig. Dressing forceps. See under Dressing.

 

FORCE PUMP

FORCE PUMP Force " pump `. (Mach. )(a ) A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved piston. (b ) A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure; in distinction from one which lifts the water only to the top of the pump or delivers it through a spout. See Illust. of Plunger pump, under Plunger.

 

FORCER

FORCER For "cer, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, forces or drives.

 

2. (Mech. ) (a ) The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump. (b ) A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

force

force |fôrs fɔrs | ▶noun 1 strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement: he was thrown backward by the force of the explosion. • Physics an influence tending to change the motion of a body or produce motion or stress in a stationary body. The magnitude of such an influence is often calculated by multiplying the mass of the body by its acceleration. • a person or thing regarded as exerting power or influence: he might still be a force for peace and unity. • [ in combination ] used with a number as a measure of wind strength on the Beaufort scale: a force-nine gale. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the use or threat of violence: they ruled by law and not by force . 3 mental or moral strength or power: the force of popular opinion. • the state of being in effect or valid: the law came into force in January. • the powerful effect of something: the force of her writing is undiminished. 4 an organized body of military personnel or police: a soldier in a UN peacekeeping force. • (forces ) troops and weaponry: concealment from enemy forces | figurative : a battle between the forces of good and evil. • a group of people brought together and organized for a particular activity: a sales force. • (the force ) informal a police department. 5 Baseball a force-out. • a situation in which a force-out is possible. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force: they broke into Fred's house and forced every cupboard door with ax or crowbar. • [ with obj. ] drive or push into a specified position or state using physical strength or against resistance: she forced her feet into flat leather sandals | figurative : Fields was forced out as director. • achieve or bring about (something ) by coercion or effort: Sabine forced a smile | she forced her way up the ladder. • push or strain (something ) to the utmost: she knew if she forced it she would rip it. • artificially hasten the development or maturity of (a plant ). 2 (often be forced ) make (someone ) do something against their will: she was forced into early retirement | [ with obj. ] : the universities were forced to cut staff. • rape (a woman ). • Baseball put out (a runner ), or cause (a runner ) to be put out, at the base to which they are advancing when they are forced to run on a batted ball: I was forced at second base as the first half of a double play. • (in cards ) make a play or bid that compels another player to make (a particular response ); make a play or bid that compels (another player ) to make such a response: East could force declarer to ruff another spade. PHRASES by force of by means of: exercising authority by force of arms. force the bidding (at an auction ) make bids to raise the price rapidly. force someone's hand make someone do something: the exchange markets may force the Fed's hand. force the issue compel the making of an immediate decision. force the pace adopt a fast pace in a race in order to tire out one's opponents quickly. in force 1 in great strength or numbers: birdwatchers were out in force. 2 in effect; valid: the US has over $8 trillion worth of life insurance in force. PHRASAL VERBS force something down 1 manage to swallow food or drink when one does not want to: I forced down a slice of toast. 2 compel an aircraft to land: the plane might have been forced down by fighters. force oneself on /upon rape (a woman ). force something on /upon impose or press something on (a person or organization ): economic cutbacks were forced on the government. DERIVATIVES force a ble adjective, forc er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French force (noun ), forcer (verb ), based on Latin fortis ‘strong. ’

 

force

force 2 |fɔːs | ▶noun N. English a waterfall. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old Norse fors .

 

forced

forced |fôrst fɔrst | ▶adjective obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power: the brutal regime of forced labor. • (of a gesture or expression ) produced or maintained with effort; affected or unnatural: a forced smile. • (of a plant ) having its development or maturity artificially hastened. PHRASES forced march a fast march by soldiers, typically over a long distance.

 

forced landing

forced land ing |fɔrst ˈlændɪŋ | ▶noun an act of abruptly bringing an aircraft to the ground or the surface of water in an emergency. DERIVATIVES force-land verb

 

force-feed

force-feed |ˈfɔrs ˌfid | ▶verb [ with obj. ] force (a person or animal ) to eat. • [ with two objs. ] impose or force (information or ideology ) upon (someone ): no group has the right to force-feed its beliefs on her.

 

force feedback

force feed back |fɔrs ˈfidˌbæk | ▶noun Computing the simulation of physical attributes such as weight in computer gaming and virtual reality, allowing the user to interact directly with virtual objects using touch.

 

force field

force field |ˈfɔrs ˌfild | ▶noun (chiefly in science fiction ) an invisible barrier of exerted strength or impetus: future land combat vehicles will deflect enemy shells with an electromagnetic force field.

 

forceful

force ful |ˈfôrsfəl ˈfɔrsfəl | ▶adjective (esp. of a person or argument ) strong and assertive; vigorous and powerful: she was a forceful personality | forceful, imaginative marketing. DERIVATIVES force ful ly adverb, force ful ness noun

 

force majeure

force ma jeure |ˌfôrs mäˈZHər ˌfɔrs mɑˈʒər | ▶noun 1 unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract. 2 irresistible compulsion or greater force. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: French, literally ‘greater force. ’

 

forcemeat

force meat |ˈfôrsˌmēt ˈfɔrsˌmit | ▶noun a mixture of meat or vegetables chopped and seasoned for use as a stuffing or garnish. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from obsolete force ‘to stuff, ’ alteration (influenced by the verb force ) of farce, from French farcir (see farce ).

 

force-out

force-out ▶noun Baseball the putout of a base runner who is forced to go to the next base.

 

force play

force play ▶noun Baseball a play in which a runner must advance when a ball is hit, thereby allowing a fielder to put the runner out by touching the approached base before the runner gets there.

 

forceps

for ceps |ˈfôrsəps, -ˌseps ˈfɔrˌsɛps |(also a pair of forceps ) ▶plural noun a pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or in a laboratory. • a large instrument of such a type with broad blades, used to encircle a baby's head and assist in birth: [ as modifier ] : a forceps delivery. • Zoology an organ or structure resembling forceps, esp. the cerci of an earwig. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘tongs, pincers. ’

 

force pump

force pump ▶noun a pump used to move water or other liquid under pressure.

 

force-ripe

force-ripe ▶adjective W. Indian (of a person ) old or mature in certain respects without having developed fully in others. ORIGIN by association with a fruit that has ripened by forcing.

 

Oxford Dictionary

force

force 1 |fɔːs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement: he was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion. • Physics an influence tending to change the motion of a body or produce motion or stress in a stationary body. The magnitude of such an influence is often calculated by multiplying the mass of the body and its acceleration. • [ in combination ] used with a number as a measure of wind strength on the Beaufort scale: a force-nine gale. 2 coercion or compulsion, especially with the use or threat of violence: they ruled by law and not by force . 3 mental or moral strength or power: the force of popular opinion. • [ count noun ] a person or thing regarded as exerting power or influence: he might still be a force for peace and unity. • the powerful effect of something: the Committee accepted the force of this argument. 4 [ count noun ] an organized body of military personnel or police: a British peacekeeping force. • (forces ) troops and weaponry: left-wing guerrilla forces | figurative : a battle between the forces of good and evil. • (the forces ) Brit. informal the army, navy, and air force of a country. • (the force ) Brit. informal the police. • a group of people brought together and organized for a particular activity: a sales force. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force: the back door of the bank was forced. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] drive or push into a specified position or state using physical strength or against resistance: thieves tried to force open the cash register | Mark forced her arms back above her head. • achieve or bring about (something ) by effort: Sabine forced a smile | they forced a way through the crowd. • artificially hasten the development or maturity of (a plant ). 2 make (someone ) do something against their will: she was forced into early retirement | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : the universities were forced to cut staff. • Baseball put out (a runner ) by necessitating an advance to the next base when it is not possible to do so safely. PHRASES by force of by means of: disputes were sometimes settled by force of arms. force the bidding (at an auction ) make bids to raise the price rapidly. force someone's hand make someone do something. force the issue compel the making of an immediate decision. force the pace adopt a fast pace in a race in order to tire out one's opponents quickly. in force in great strength or numbers: birdwatchers were out in force. in (or into ) force in or into effect: the law came into force in January. PHRASAL VERBS force something down 1 manage to swallow food or drink when one does not want to. 2 compel an aircraft to land: the plane might have been forced down by fighters. force oneself on /upon rape (a woman ). force something on /upon impose or press something on: economic cutbacks were forced on the government. force someone out compel someone to leave a job or position, especially by indirect means: Fields was forced out as director. DERIVATIVES forceable adjective, forcer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French force (noun ), forcer (verb ), based on Latin fortis ‘strong ’.

 

force

force 2 |fɔːs | ▶noun N. English a waterfall. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old Norse fors .

 

forced

forced |fɔːst | ▶adjective 1 obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power: there was no sign of a forced entry. • (of a plant ) having its development or maturity artificially hastened. 2 (of a gesture or expression ) produced or maintained with effort; affected or unnatural: a forced smile. PHRASES forced march a fast march by soldiers, typically over a long distance.

 

forced landing

forced land |ing ▶noun an act of abruptly bringing an aircraft to the ground or the surface of water in an emergency. DERIVATIVES force-land verb

 

force-feed

force-feed ▶verb [ with obj. ] force (a person or animal ) to eat food. • impose or force (information or ideology ) on someone: [ with two objs ] : those teaching our kids should not be force-feeding them political ideas.

 

force feedback

force feed |back ▶noun [ mass noun ] Computing the simulating of physical attributes such as weight in computer gaming and virtual reality, allowing the user to interact directly with virtual objects using touch.

 

force field

force field ▶noun (chiefly in science fiction ) an invisible barrier of force.

 

forceful

force |ful |ˈfɔːsfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective strong and assertive; vigorous and powerful: she was a forceful personality. DERIVATIVES forcefully adverb, forcefulness noun

 

force majeure

force majeure |ˌfɔːs maˈʒəː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 Law unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract. 2 irresistible compulsion or superior strength. ORIGIN French, literally ‘superior strength ’.

 

forcemeat

force |meat |ˈfɔːsmiːt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mixture of meat or vegetables chopped and seasoned for use as a stuffing or garnish. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from obsolete force ‘to stuff ’, alteration (influenced by the force 1 (verb )) of farce, from French farcir (see farce ).

 

force-out

force |out ▶noun Baseball a putting out of a base runner who is forced to advance to a base at which a fielder is holding the ball.

 

force play

force play ▶noun Baseball a play in which a runner must advance when a ball is hit, thereby allowing a fielder to put the runner out by touching the approached base before the runner gets there.

 

forceps

forceps |ˈfɔːsɛps, -sɪps |(also a pair of forceps ) ▶plural noun a pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or in a laboratory. • a large pair of forceps with broad gripping parts, used to encircle a baby's head and assist in birth: [ as modifier ] : a forceps delivery. • Zoology an organ or structure resembling forceps, especially the cerci of an earwig. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘tongs, pincers ’.

 

force pump

force pump ▶noun a pump used to move water or other liquid under greater than ambient pressure.

 

force-ripe

force-ripe ▶adjective W. Indian (of a person ) old or mature in certain respects without having developed fully in others. ORIGIN by association with a fruit that has ripened by forcing.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

force

force noun 1 he pushed with all his force: strength, power, energy, might, effort, exertion; impact, pressure, weight, impetus. ANTONYMS weakness. 2 they used force to achieve their aims: coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, oppression, harassment, intimidation, threats; informal arm-twisting, bullying tactics. 3 the force of the argument: cogency, potency, weight, effectiveness, soundness, validity, strength, power, significance, influence, authority; informal punch; formal efficacy. ANTONYMS weakness. 4 a force for good: agency, power, influence, instrument, vehicle, means. 5 a peace-keeping force: body, body of people, group, outfit, party, team; detachment, unit, squad; informal bunch. ▶verb 1 he was forced to pay: compel, coerce, make, constrain, oblige, impel, drive, pressurize, pressure, press, push, press-gang, bully, dragoon, bludgeon; informal put the screws on, lean on, twist someone's arm. 2 the door had to be forced: break open, burst open, knock down, smash down, kick in. 3 water was forced through a hole: propel, push, thrust, shove, drive, press, pump. 4 they forced a confession out of the kids: extract, elicit, exact, extort, wrest, wring, drag, screw, squeeze. PHRASES in force 1 the law is now in force: effective, in operation, operative, operational, in action, valid. 2 her fans were out in force: in great numbers, in hordes, in full strength. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See compel . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

forced

forced adjective 1 there was no sign of a break-in or forced entry: violent, forcible. 2 forced repatriation: enforced, forcible, compulsory, obligatory, mandatory, involuntary, imposed, required, stipulated, dictated, ordained, prescribed. ANTONYMS voluntary. 3 a forced smile: strained, unnatural, artificial, false, feigned, simulated, contrived, labored, stilted, studied, mannered, affected, unconvincing, insincere, hollow; informal phony, pretend, put on. ANTONYMS natural.

 

forceful

forceful adjective 1 a forceful personality: dynamic, energetic, assertive, authoritative, vigorous, powerful, strong, pushy, driving, determined, insistent, commanding, dominant, domineering; informal bossy, in-your-face, go-ahead, feisty. ANTONYMS weak, submissive. 2 a forceful argument: cogent, convincing, compelling, strong, powerful, potent, weighty, effective, well-founded, telling, persuasive, irresistible, eloquent, coherent. ANTONYMS weak, unconvincing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

force

force noun 1 Eddie delivered a blow with all his force: strength, power, energy, might, potency, vigour, muscle, stamina, effort, exertion, impact, pressure, weight, impetus; informal punch. ANTONYMS weakness. 2 they used force to achieve their aims: coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, oppression, enforcement, harassment, intimidation, threats, pressure, pressurization, influence; violence; French force majeure; informal arm-twisting. 3 they couldn't deny the force of the argument: cogency, weight, effectiveness, efficacy, efficaciousness, soundness, validity, strength, might, power, significance, influence, authority, impressiveness, eloquence, persuasiveness, credibility, conclusiveness; logic, logicality, foundation, reasonableness, coherence; informal bite, punch. ANTONYMS weakness. 4 he gave a performance of staggering expressive force: intensity, feeling, passion, vigour, vigorousness, vehemence, drive, fierceness; vividness, impact; informal pizzazz, oomph, zing, zip, zap, punch. ANTONYMS shallowness. 5 they see male lust as a corrupting force: agency, power, influence, instrument, vehicle, means, cause, effect. 6 the government sent in a peacekeeping force: body, body of people, group, outfit, party, team; corps, detachment, unit, squad, squadron, company, battalion, division, patrol, regiment, army; in ancient Rome cohort; informal bunch. PHRASES in force 1 the state of emergency remained in force: effective, in operation, operative, operational, in action, valid, on the statute book, current, live, active; binding; informal up and running. 2 her fans were out in force: in great numbers, in great quantities, in hordes, in full strength. ▶verb 1 the raiders forced him to open the safe: compel, coerce, make, constrain, oblige, impel, drive, necessitate, pressurize, pressure, press, push; exert force on, use force on, urge by force, use duress on, bring pressure to bear on, press-gang, browbeat, steamroller, bully, dragoon, bludgeon, terrorize, menace; informal put the squeeze on, put the bite on, put the screws on, tighten the screws on, lean on, twist someone's arm, use strong-arm tactics on, strong-arm, railroad, bulldoze. 2 the doors had to be forced: break open, force open, burst open, prise open, kick in, knock down, blast; crack. 3 water was forced through a hole in the pipe: propel, push, thrust, shove, drive, press, pump, expel. 4 they forced a confession out of the kids: extract, elicit, exact, extort, wrest, wring, wrench, drag, screw, squeeze, milk; informal bleed. PHRASES force out seventeen people were forced out of their homes: evict, expel, eject, oust, remove, dislodge, turn out, put out, throw out, throw out on the streets, throw out on one's ear, drum out, drive out; informal chuck out, kick out, boot out, heave out, throw someone out on their ear. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD force, compel, coerce, oblige See compel . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

forced

forced adjective 1 a programme of forced industrialization: enforced, compulsory, obligatory, mandatory, involuntary, exacted, coerced, imposed, demanded, compelled, required, requisite, stipulated, dictated, ordained, prescribed; necessitated, unavoidable, inescapable; French de rigueur. ANTONYMS voluntary. 2 her vivacity seemed a little bit forced: strained, laboured, unnatural, artificial, false, feigned, simulated, contrived, stilted, wooden, stiff, studied, mannered, self-conscious, overdone, overworked, affected, unconvincing, insincere, hollow; informal phoney, pretend, pseudo, put on. ANTONYMS natural.

 

forceful

forceful adjective 1 she had a forceful personality: dynamic, energetic, assertive, authoritative, vigorous, powerful, potent, strong, strong-willed, pushing, driving, determined, insistent, commanding, bullish, dominant, domineering; bold, confident, self-confident, self-assured, self-possessed, audacious, enterprising, competitive, go-ahead, zealous; informal pushy, bossy, in-your-face, not backward in coming forward, feisty. ANTONYMS weak; submissive. 2 the board was persuaded by his forceful arguments: cogent, convincing, compelling, strong, powerful, potent, weighty, plausible, effective, efficacious, sound, valid, well founded, telling; impressive, persuasive, irresistible, eloquent, credible, influential, conclusive, unanswerable, authoritative; logical, reasoned, reasonable, rational, lucid, coherent. ANTONYMS weak; unconvincing.

 

Duden Dictionary

Force de Frappe

Force de Frappe Substantiv, feminin , die |fɔrsdəˈfrap |die Force de Frappe; Force de Frappe französisch, eigentlich = Schlagkraft Gesamtheit der mit Atomwaffen ausgerüsteten französischen militärischen Einheiten

 

French Dictionary

forcé

forcé , ée adj. adjectif Qui est imposé. : Les prisonniers n ’ont plus à exécuter de travaux forcés.

 

force

force adv. et n. f. adverbe littéraire Plusieurs. : Après force recommandations. nom féminin 1 Puissance, énergie. : La force d ’un lutteur. SYNONYME vigueur . 2 Violence. : Ils ont employé la force. 3 Degré de puissance, d ’efficacité. : La force du vent, la force d ’une entreprise. 4 Degré de résistance. : La force d ’un acier, d ’une construction. SYNONYME rigidité ; solidité . 5 au pluriel Formations militaires d ’un État. : Les forces armées du Canada. LOCUTIONS À force de Avec beaucoup de. : Il y parvint, à force de travail. À toute force À tout prix, par tous les moyens. : Il tentera à toute force d ’atteindre son but. Note Technique Cette locution est toujours au singulier. De force En employant la contrainte. De gré ou de force Volontairement ou par la contrainte. : Ils viendront de gré ou de force. De toutes (mes, tes, ses. ..) forces En mettant toute son énergie. : Il a crié de toutes ses forces. En force En grand nombre. : Ils sont arrivés en force: ils étaient plusieurs milliers. Force de vente. Personnel d ’une entreprise chargé de prospecter la clientèle et d ’effectuer la commercialisation des produits et services de l ’entreprise. Force est de. On doit absolument. : Force est d ’admettre qu ’il avait raison. Par force Par nécessité. Par la force des choses Par nécessité, de façon inéluctable. SYNONYME inévitablement ; obligatoirement . Un cas de force majeure. Évènement grave impossible à prévoir et à prévenir. FORME FAUTIVE en force. Calque de « in force » au sens de en vigueur. : La loi est en vigueur.

 

forcément

forcément adv. adverbe Nécessairement, inévitablement. : Il sera forcément présent.

 

forcené

forcené , ée adj. et n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 Qui n ’a plus le contrôle de soi, fou furieux. : Ils criaient comme des forcenés. 2 figuré Qui est acharné. adjectif 1 Dont la violence est hors de mesure. : Une rage forcenée. 2 figuré Qui dépasse toute mesure dans ses attitudes. : Une ambition forcenée. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les mots suivants: • démesuré, qui dépasse la mesure; • excessif, qui sort des limites permises; • exorbitant, qui sort des bornes, qui est inabordable.

 

forceps

forceps n. m. nom masculin Instrument chirurgical en forme de pinces. Prononciation Les lettres ps se prononcent, au singulier comme au pluriel, [fɔrsɛps ] Note Orthographique force ps.

 

forcer

forcer v. tr. , intr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Enfoncer. : Le cambrioleur força la porte. 2 Imposer quelque chose à quelqu ’un. : Le propriétaire les a forcés à partir. SYNONYME contraindre ; obliger . verbe intransitif Fournir un grand effort. : Ils ont énormément forcé pour déménager ce piano. verbe pronominal Faire un effort sur soi-même. : Elles se sont forcées un peu et le résultat est très bon. SYNONYME donner du mal . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Les muscles du dos qu ’il s ’est forcés. Notre équipe s ’est forcée pour gagner la Coupe Stanley. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Elle s ’est forcé la voix. avancer Conjugaison Le c prend une cédille devant les lettres a et o. Il força, nous forçons.

 

Spanish Dictionary

force

force VÉASE tour de force .

 

forcejear

forcejear verbo intransitivo Hacer fuerza física o tener fuerza moral suficiente para vencer una resistencia :los pívots forcejeaban debajo de la canasta local y, en el fragor de la lucha, el jugador fue sancionado con falta personal; tras cierto forcejeo, accedí a acompañarles, ya que la presencia de Asunción seguía pareciéndome el último recurso posible para contactar con ellos .

 

forcejeo

forcejeo nombre masculino Acción de forcejear :el forcejeo le costó doce puntos en la mano pero el sinvergüenza salió corriendo .

 

fórceps

fórceps nombre masculino 1 Instrumento en forma de pinza que se utiliza para ayudar a salir al bebé del canal del parto cuando hay dificultades en el momento de la expulsión o para acelerar el parto .2 Instrumento en forma de tenaza que se usa para extraer piezas dentales de la boca .3 Instrumento quirúrgico en forma de pinza o tenaza de distintos usos (cerrar un canal, sostener un tejido, etc. ).4 zool Cada uno de los dos ganchos que se hallan en el extremo del abdomen de algunos insectos, como las tijeretas o las larvas y pupas de los lepidópteros (mariposas ).El plural es fórceps .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

force

force /fɔː r s /〖原義は 2 〗名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 a. U (物理的な )力 , 強さ ; 威力 (! 人などが持つ力 (power, strength )が実際に示す強さ ) ;C 〖通例 ～s 〗(自然の )力 ▸ against the force of gravity 重力に逆らって ▸ kick a ball with full force 力いっぱいボールをける ▸ with tremendous force ものすごい力で ▸ the force (s ) of nature 自然の猛威 b. C 〖通例単数形で 〗風力 ;〖数詞の前で 〗風力 ▸ a force eight 風力8 2 U 暴力 , 腕力 ▸ stand against the use of force 暴力の行使に反対する ▸ threaten A with force 暴力でA 〈人 〉を脅す ▸ resort to force 力に訴える ▸ brute force 暴力 3 U «…での /…の背後の » 影響力 (を持つ人 [物 ]), 支配力 «in /behind » (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ the political force behind the movement その運動の陰にある政治力 ▸ a force for peace 平和を推進する人 [物 ]▸ He'll be a force to be reckoned with in the future .彼は将来, 強い影響力を持つだろう ▸ by force of habit [circumstances ]習慣の力 [周囲の事情 ]によって 4 U (言葉 議論などの )説得力 , 効果 ; 意味 ▸ the force of her existence [threatening expression ]彼女の存在 [脅すような表情 ]が生む説得力 5 C 軍隊 ; 部隊 ;〖通例the ～s 〗陸海空軍 ; U 軍事力, 軍事行動 ▸ the Royal Air Force 英国空軍 ▸ a guerrilla [police ] force ゲリラ勢力 [警官隊 ]▸ the U.N. peacekeeping force 国連平和維持軍 6 C 集団, 一団 ;｟主に英 ｠〖the ～〗警官隊 ▸ the labor [sales ] force 全従業員 [販売員 ]▸ leave the force (警官が )退職する 7 U (法律 規則の )効力, 拘束力, 実施 ▸ the force of the law 法律の効力 ▸ come [enter, be brought ] into force 〈法律 制度などが 〉発効する, 実施 [施行 ]される, 効力を発揮する by f ó rce of A A (の力 )によって ▸ by sheer force of will 意志の力だけで by f ó rce (of à rms )力ずくで, 腕力によって .in f ó rce 1 〈法律が 〉施行されて, 有効で .2 〈人が 〉大挙して ▸ The neighbors turned out in force to protest against the decision .近隣住民はその決定に反対するため団結した j ò in [comb ì ne ] f ó rces «…と » 一丸となる, 協力する «with » .動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-t /; forcing 他動詞 1 〖force A to do /into doing /into B 〗〈人などが 〉A 〈人 〉に無理やり …[Bを ]させる ; 〈状況などが 〉A 〈人 〉に … すること [B ]を強いる (!いやがることをさせること; compelの方がやや強制力が弱く, かたい語 ) ▸ force one's child to use the right hand 子供に右手を使うよう強制する ▸ Janette was forced to give up her job [into a loveless marriage ].ジャネットは退職 [愛のない結婚 ]をせざるを得なかった ▸ The injury forced him to cancel a visit to Kyoto .けがのせいで彼は京都行きをやめざるを得なかった 2 【人に 】〈決定 考えなど 〉を押しつける «on , upon » ▸ force one's opinions 意見を押しつける ▸ I can't force a lot of assignments on the students .私はたくさんの宿題を生徒に押しつけられない 3 «…に » 〈物など 〉を押し込む, 押し進める «to , into » ; 力ずくで 〈物など 〉を «…から » 取る «from » ▸ force A into a car Aを車に押し込める ▸ force the letter into A's hand Aの手に手紙を押しつける ▸ They forced their way into the building .彼らはそのビルに押し入った 4 〈かぎ 戸など 〉をこじ開ける ▸ force the lock [window ]錠 [窓 ]をこじ開ける ▸ The back door was forced open .裏戸は無理やりこじ開けられた 5 〈ほほえみなど 〉を無理に作る, 〈声など 〉を無理に出す ▸ force a smile 無理にほほえむ 6 〘トランプ 〙〈札 〉を取らせる [出させる ].7 〈人 〉を 強姦 （ごうかん ）する (rape 1 ).8 〈植物 〉を促成栽培する .9 〘野球 〙〈走者 〉をフォースアウトにする (out ); 〈押し出し点 〉を与える (in ).f ò rce A b á ck [b á ck A ]A 〈感情 欲望など 〉を抑える ▸ force back tears 泣かないよう我慢する f ò rce A d ó wn [d ó wn A ]1 A 〈飲食物 〉を無理やり飲み込む .2 (脅して )A 〈飛行機 〉を緊急 [強制 ]着陸させる .f ó rce one s è lf 1 【人と 】無理やり一緒にいる [行く ] «on, upon » .2 〈男性が 〉【女性を 】強姦する «on , upon » .3 無理に «…しようと » する «to do » .4 ｟英話 おどけて ｠〖Force yourself! 〗無理してみろ, 無理すりゃできるよ .f ó rce A out of B B 〈人 〉にAを無理やり言わせる .～̀ maj é ure /-mɑːʒə́ r |-mæ -/〘法 〙不可抗力 .～́ p ù mp 押し揚げポンプ .

 

forced

forced /-t /形容詞 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗押しつけられた, 無理強いの .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗緊急やむを得ない ▸ a forced landing 不時 [緊急 ]着陸 3 不自然な, 作られた .

 

force-feed

f ò rce-f é ed 動詞 →feed 他動詞 1 〈人 動物 〉に無理やり食べさ [飲ま ]せる .2 〈人に 〉…を押しつける, 無理強いする .

 

forceful

force ful /fɔ́ː r sf (ə )l /形容詞 1 ｟ほめて ｠〈人が 〉 (強力で )説得力のある .2 〈主張などが 〉影響力 [真実味 ]のある .

 

forcemeat

f ó rce m è at 名詞 U (詰め物用 )味付けひき肉 .

 

force-out

f ó rce- ò ut 名詞 C 〘野球 〙封殺, フォースアウト .

 

forceps

for ceps /fɔ́ː r səps |-seps /名詞 〖複数扱い 〗(医療用の )鉗子 （かんし ） 〘手術時, 物をはさむ器具 〙, ピンセット .