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noun(force)strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power
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noun(force)—used with a number to indicate the strength of the wind according to the Beaufort scale
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noun(force)moral or mental strength
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verb(force)to do violence to; especially : rape
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verb(force)to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means
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verb(force)to make or cause especially through natural or logical necessity
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plural noun(force)the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation —called also armed services
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plural noun(force)a branch of the U.S. Army composed of soldiers specially trained in guerrilla warfare
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plural noun(force)the relatively weak attractive forces that act on neutral atoms and molecules and that arise because of the electric polarization induced in each of the particles by the presence of other particles
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idiom(force)to begin working together in order to achieve something —often + with
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noun(force)the actions of buyers and sellers that cause the prices of goods and services to change without being controlled by the government : the economic forces of supply and demand
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plural noun(force)the military organizations (such as the army, navy, and air force) of a country : armed forces