force

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

(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"

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"

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

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

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"

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"

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

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

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"

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"

cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"

take by force; "Storm the fort"