forces

1. n a powerful effect or influence n (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity n physical energy or intensity n group of people willing to obey orders n a unit that is part of some military service n an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) n one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority n a group of people having the power of effective action n (of a law) having legal validity n 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 v to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city" v urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate v move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" v impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably v squeeze like a wedge into a tight space v force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically v cause to move by pulling v do forcibly; exert force v take by force Source: ecdict

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