forces

Meanings

Noun

• a powerful effect or influence
• (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
• physical energy or intensity
• group of people willing to obey orders
• a unit that is part of some military service
• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
  • "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
• 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
• plural of force
• Troops.
• The orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production.

Verb

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
• move with force,
• impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
• cause to move by pulling
• do forcibly; exert force
• take by force
• third-person singular simple present indicative of force

Synonyms

coerce, draw, drive, effect, force, force out, force play, force-out, forcefulness, hale, impel, military force, military group, military unit, personnel, power, pressure, pull, push, ram, squeeze, storm, strength, thrust, violence, wedge

Antonyms

pull, push