Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb force
7 of 9 senses of force
Sense 1
coerce, hale, pressure, force
=> turn up the heat, turn up the pressure
=> drive
=> bludgeon
=> steamroller, steamroll
=> squeeze for
=> dragoon, railroad
=> terrorize, terrorise
=> bring oneself
Sense 3
push force
=> nudge, poke at prod
=> press, push
=> repel, drive, repulse, force back push back beat back
=> shove
=> jerk, flick, flip
=> jostle, shove
=> nose
=> push out obtrude, thrust out
=> push aside, push away
=> muscle into
=> push up
=> thrust
=> jam
=> thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze
=> topple, tumble
Sense 4
force, thrust
=> stick, sting
Sense 5
wedge, squeeze, force
=> impact
=> compress, compact, pack together
Sense 6
force, drive, ram
=> toe
Sense 7
force
=> pull
Sense 8
pull draw, force
=> twitch
=> entrain, trail
=> pull back
=> adduct
=> abduct
=> stretch
=> pluck, plunk, pick
=> tug
=> drag
=> haul, hale, cart, drag
=> attract, pull pull in draw in
=> yank, jerk
=> winch
=> pluck, tweak, pull off pick off
=> hike up hitch up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb force
7 of 9 senses of force
Sense 1
coerce, hale, pressure, force
=> turn up the heat, turn up the pressure
=> drive
=> bludgeon
=> steamroller, steamroll
=> squeeze for
=> dragoon, railroad
=> terrorize, terrorise
=> bring oneself
Sense 3
push force
=> nudge, poke at prod
=> jog
=> elbow
=> press, push
=> repel, drive, repulse, force back push back beat back
=> shove
=> jerk, flick, flip
=> jostle, shove
=> elbow
=> shoulder in
=> nose
=> push out obtrude, thrust out
=> push aside, push away
=> muscle into
=> push up
=> uplift
=> boost up
=> thrust
=> jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
=> stab, jab
=> goad, prick
=> shoulder
=> boost
=> force, drive, ram
=> toe
=> ram, ram down pound
=> punch
=> jam
=> thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze
=> topple, tumble
Sense 4
force, thrust
=> stick, sting
Sense 5
wedge, squeeze, force
=> impact
=> compress, compact, pack together
=> tamp down tamp, pack
Sense 6
force, drive, ram
=> toe
Sense 7
force
=> pull
=> wrench, twist
=> attract
=> pick at pluck at pull at
=> retract, pull back draw back
=> draw close
Sense 8
pull draw, force
=> twitch
=> skitter
=> entrain, trail
=> pull back
=> adduct
=> abduct
=> stretch
=> pull back draw
=> pluck, plunk, pick
=> twang
=> tug
=> drag
=> shlep, schlep, pull along
=> tow
=> trail
=> tug
=> trail, train
=> haul, hale, cart, drag
=> bowse, bouse
=> attract, pull pull in draw in
=> tug
=> catch, arrest, get
=> draw in retract
=> invaginate, introvert
=> intussuscept
=> yank, jerk
=> winch
=> pluck, tweak, pull off pick off
=> tweeze
=> hike up hitch up
Entailment of verb force
1 of 9 senses of force
Sense 3
push force
=> press
=> move
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb force
9 senses of force
Sense 1
coerce, hale, pressure, force
=> compel, oblige, obligate
Sense 2
impel, force
=> cause do make
Sense 3
push force
=> move displace
Also See-> force out#4; force out#3
Sense 4
force, thrust
=> compel, oblige, obligate
Sense 5
wedge, squeeze, force
=> move displace
Sense 6
force, drive, ram
=> thrust
Sense 7
force
=> act move
Also See-> force out#7; force out#6; force out#5; force back#1
Sense 8
pull draw, force
=> move displace
Sense 9
storm, force
=> penetrate
Familiarity of verb force
force used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb force
Sense 1
coerce, hale, pressure, force
=> compel, oblige, obligate
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Sense 2
impel, force
=> cause do make
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Sense 3
push force
=> move displace
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Sense 4
force, thrust
=> compel, oblige, obligate
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Sense 5
wedge, squeeze, force
=> move displace
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Sense 6
force, drive, ram
=> thrust
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Sense 7
force
=> act move
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Sense 8
pull draw, force
=> move displace
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Sense 9
storm, force
=> penetrate
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Grep of noun forces
armed forces
armed forces censorship
armed forces day
market forces
naval forces
special forces
u. s. army special forces
van der waal's forces
Grep of noun force
aerodynamic force
air force
air force academy
air force officer
airforce
attractive force
centrifugal force
centripetal force
color force
coriolis force
defence force
defense force
driving force
electrical line of force
electromotive force
electromotive force series
field of force
force
force-feed lubricating system
force feed
force field
force majeure
force per unit area
force pump
force unit
forced feeding
forced landing
forced sale
forcefulness
forcemeat
forceps
forceps delivery
gravitational force
labor force
life force
line of force
lorentz force
magnetic force
magnetic line of force
magnetomotive force
magnetomotive force unit
military force
moral force
police force
private security force
reconnaissance in force
repulsive force
retarding force
royal air force
sales force
security force
strong force
task force
tour de force
vital force
weak force
work force
workforce
Overview of noun force
The noun force has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (347) military unit, military force, force -- (a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")
2. (137) power, force -- (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")
3. (133) force -- (the physical influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration")
4. (133) force, personnel -- (group of people willing to obey orders "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens")
5. (99) force -- (a powerful effect or influence: "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them")
6. (80) 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. (54) 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")
8. (31) force -- (a group of people having the power of effective action "he joined forces with a band of adventurers")
9. (25) effect, force -- ((of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect")
Overview of verb force
The verb force has 9 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (48) coerce, hale, pressure, force -- (to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city")
2. (17) impel, force -- (urge or force (a person) to an action constrain or motivate)
3. (13) push force -- (move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner")
4. (8) force, thrust -- (impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him")
5. (3) wedge, squeeze, force -- (squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner")
6. (2) 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")
7. (2) force -- (do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!")
8. (1) pull draw, force -- (cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled")
9. storm, force -- (take by force; "Storm the fort")
Overview of noun force
The noun force has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (347) military unit, military force, force -- (a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")
2. (137) power, force -- (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")
3. (133) force -- (the physical influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration")
4. (133) force, personnel -- (group of people willing to obey orders "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens")
5. (99) force -- (a powerful effect or influence: "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them")
6. (80) 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. (54) 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")
8. (31) force -- (a group of people having the power of effective action "he joined forces with a band of adventurers")
9. (25) effect, force -- ((of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect")
Overview of verb force
The verb force has 9 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (48) coerce, hale, pressure, force -- (to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city")
2. (17) impel, force -- (urge or force (a person) to an action constrain or motivate)
3. (13) push force -- (move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner")
4. (8) force, thrust -- (impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him")
5. (3) wedge, squeeze, force -- (squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner")
6. (2) 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")
7. (2) force -- (do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!")
8. (1) pull draw, force -- (cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled")
9. storm, force -- (take by force; "Storm the fort")
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