force
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noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract
show of force
- 2.
(physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
- 3.
(countable)Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
- 5.
(countable)Something that exerts influence.
force of nature
Đồng nghĩa: influence, factor, pressure
- 6.
(uncountable)Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
- 7.
(countable)A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
air force; police force
Force Z
- 8.
(uncountable)(law, uncountable) The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
The law will come into force in January.
Đồng nghĩa: effect
- 9.
(countable)A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
- 10.
(countable, uncountable)(linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
- 11.
(countable, uncountable)(financial mathematics, actuarial science) The annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.
force of mortality
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(Northern England, countable)A waterfall or cascade.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
Đồng nghĩa: thrust
- 2.
(transitive)To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
- 3.
(transitive)To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
Đồng nghĩa: thrust
- 4.
(transitive)To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then.
- 5.
(transitive)To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
I forgot my keys in and so we had to force (open) the door.
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(transitive)To violate (a woman); to rape.
Đồng nghĩa: abuse, defile, outrage, abuse, constuprate, defile, defoul, dishonour, force, misuse, oppress, outrage, pollute, rape, ravage, ravish, r-word, scotch, turn out, violate, viole, vitiate, grape
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(intransitive, obsolete, reflexive)To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
- 8.
To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
- 9.
(transitive)(transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag.
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(whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
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(archaic)To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
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(archaic)To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
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ine-pro From Middle English force, fors, forse, from Old French force, from fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (strong), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (to rise, high, hill).