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.
Examples
a company's labour force the country's labour force
Professional standards often do not have the force of law