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Force (Noun)

Meaning¹

Group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Meaning²

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".

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Force (verb)

Meaning³

A powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

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Force (verb)

Meaning⁴

A group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Meaning⁵

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

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Putout

Meaning⁷

(of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

Effect

Hypernyms

Validity

Meaning⁸

A unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

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Meaning⁹

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".