force

US /fɔrs, fors/

UK /fɔ:s/

A1

other

  • To break open (something) with force.
  • To make someone do something against their will.
  • Cause (a plant or fruit) to grow or develop faster than natural.

noun

  • Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • A group of people organized for a particular purpose.
  • An influence or effect.
  • A body of troops or police.
  • Legal validity or effect.
  • Pressure; attraction
  • Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
  • The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
  • Strength or power exerted upon an object or person.

other

  • Legal validity or authority.
  • Physical strength or intensity.

verb

  • To use physical strength or violence to persuade

adverb

  • Done with great energy or intensity.