31. force to cause (a base runner) to be put out in a force play.
32. force to cause (a base runner or run) to score, as by walking a batter with the bases full (often fol. by in).
33. force (in cards)
34. force to compel (a player) to trump by leading a suit of which the player has no cards.
35. force to compel a player to play (a particular card).
36. force to compel (a player) to play so as to make known the strength of the hand.
37. (v.i.)force to make one's way by force.
38. force in operation; effective: a rule no longer in force.
39. force in large numbers; at full strength: to attack in force.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < MF < VL *fortia, der. of L fortis strong)
Definition of 'FORCE'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)force a powerful effect or influence "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
2. (noun)force (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity "force equals mass times acceleration"
3. (noun)force, forcefulness, strength physical energy or intensity "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
4. (noun)force, personnel group of peoplewilling to obey orders "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
5. (noun)military unit, military force, military group, force a unit that is part of some militaryservice "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
6. (noun)violence, force an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
7. (noun)power, force one possessing or exercisingpower or influence or authority "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
8. (noun)force a group of people having the power of effective action "he joined forces with a band of adventurers"
9. (noun)effect, force (of a law) having legal validity "the law is still in effect"
10. (verb)force out, force-out, force play, force a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force"
11. (verb)coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectualmeans :"She forced him to take a job in the city" "He squeezed her for information"
12. (verb)impel, force urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
13. (verb)push, force move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
14. (verb)force, thrust impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably "She forced her diet fads on him"
15. (verb)wedge, squeeze, force squeezelike a wedge into a tight space "I squeezed myself into the corner"
16. (verb)force, drive, ram force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
17. (verb)pull, draw, force cause to move by pulling "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
18. (verb)force do forcibly; exert force "Don't force it!"
19. (verb)storm, force take by force "Storm the fort"
1. (noun)force physical power the force of the explosion; The fire hose sprays water with a lot of force.
2. force by force usingviolence The town was taken over by force.
3. force sth that affects or influences sth the force of evil; the forces of nature
4. force a group of workers the police force; the labor force
5. force in/into force (of a law, rule, etc.) being or beginning to be used The new legislation will come into force next month.
6. force join forces to work together The UN and the government have joined forces to provide relief.
7. (verb)force to make sb do sth they do not want to do They forced him to give them his cellphone and wallet.; Bad weather forced them to cancel the trip.
8. force to use physical strength to make sth move Rescuers had to force the door open.
2. (noun)FORCE 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
3. (noun)FORCE power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion
4. (noun)FORCE 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
5. (noun)FORCE strength or power exercised without law, or contrary to law, upon persons or things; violence
6. (noun)FORCE validity; efficacy
7. (noun)FORCE 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
8. (noun)FORCE 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
9. (noun)FORCE to compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind
10. (noun)FORCE to do violence to; to overpower, or to compel by violence to one;s will; especially, to ravish; to violate; to commit rape upon
11. (noun)FORCE to obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress
12. (noun)FORCE to impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main strength or violence; -- with a following adverb, as along, away, from, into, through, out, etc
13. (noun)FORCE to put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce
14. (noun)FORCE 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
15. (noun)FORCE to compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit of which he has none
16. (noun)FORCE to provide with forces; to reenforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison
17. (noun)FORCE to allow the force of; to value; to care for
19. (verb)FORCE to use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to endeavor
20. (verb)FORCE to make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard
21. (verb)FORCE to be of force, importance, or weight; to matter
Definition of 'FORCE'
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
1. FORCE Force may be variously defined. (a) Any cause of change of the condition of matter with respect to motion or rest.
(b) A measurable action upon a body under which the state of rest of that body, or its state of uniform motion in a straight line, suffers change.
(c) It may be defined by its measurement as the rate of change of momentum, or
(d) as the rate at which work is done per unit of space traversed.
Force is measured by the acceleration or change of motion it can impart to a body of unit mass in a unit of time, or, calling force, F, mass, m acceleration per second a we have F = m a.
The dimensions of force are mass (M) * acceleration (L/(T^2)) = (M*L)/(T^2).
Definition of 'FORCE'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. FORCE 1. An aggregation of military personnel, weapon systems, equipment, and necessary support, or combination thereof. 2. A major subdivision of a fleet.
Definitions of FORCE 
Afrikaans: krag
Arabic: قُوَّه
Bulgarian: сила
Brazilian: força
Czech: síla
German: die Kraft
Danish: styrke; kraft
Greek: δύναμη, ισχύς, βία
Spanish: fuerza
Estonian: jõud
Farsi: قدرت
Finnish: voima
French: force
Hebrew: עוֹצמָה
Hindi: बल
Croatian: snaga, jakost
Hungarian: erő
Indonesian: daya
Icelandic: afl, kraftur
Italian: forza
Japanese: 力
Korean: 힘, 세기
Lithuanian: jėga
Latvian: spēks; vara
Malay: daya
Dutch: kracht
Norwegian: kraft, makt
Polish: siła
Persian: قدرت
Pashto: قوه، انرجى، زور
Portuguese: força
Romanian: forţă
Russian: сила
Slovak: sila
Slovenian: moč
Serbian: snaga
Swedish: styrka, kraft
Thai: กำลัง
Turkish: güç
Taiwanese: 力
Ukrainian: сила
Urdu: قوت
Vietnamese: lực
Chinese: 力
