forcing

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Force Source: opted

2. n. The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition. Source: opted

3. n. The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed or by the use of artificial heat. Source: opted

4. 1. The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition. 2. (Gardening) The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed or by the use of artificial heat. Forcing bed or pit, a plant bed having an under layer of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding bottom heat for forcing plants; a hotbed. -- Forcing engine, a fire engine. -- Forcing fit (Mech.), a tight fit, as of one part into a hole in another part, which makes it necessary to use considerable force in putting the two parts together. -- Forcing house, a greenhouse for the forcing of plants, fruit trees, etc. -- Forcing machine, a powerful press for putting together or separating two parts that are fitted tightly one into another, as for forcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing off a car wheel from the axle. -- Forcing pump. See Force pump (b). Source: webster

5. The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits at an earlierseason than the natural one, as in a hitbed or by the use ofartificial heat. Forcing bed or pit, a plant bed having an underlayer of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding bottom heat forforcing plants; a hotbed.-- Forcing engine, a fire engine.-- Forcing fit (Mech.), a tight fit, as of one part into a hole inanother part, which makes it necessary to use considerable force inputting the two parts together.-- Forcing house, a greenhouse for the forcing of plants, fruittrees, etc.-- Forcing machine, a powerful press for putting together orseparating two parts that are fitted tightly one into another, as forforcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing off a car wheel from theaxle.-- Forcing pump. See Force pump (b). Source: adambom

6. n:100 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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