force

Noun

force noun

1. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.“the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract”
2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
3. Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
4. A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)

force noun

1. (law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.“He joined the police force a long time ago, when he lived in Virginia.”

force noun

1. A waterfall or cascade.

Verb

force verb

1. To violate (a woman); to rape.
2. To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
3. To compel (someone or something) to do something.
4. To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.

force verb

1. To stuff; to lard; to farce.