forced
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(verb) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city". Synonyms: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force. Examples: "He squeezed her for information."
Verb Definition 1
(verb) urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate. Synonyms: impel, force.
Verb Definition 2
(verb) move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner". Synonyms: push, force.
Verb Definition 3
(verb) impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably. Synonyms: force, thrust. Examples: "She forced her diet fads on him."
Verb Definition 4
(verb) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space. Synonyms: wedge, squeeze, force. Examples: "I squeezed myself into the corner."
Verb Definition 5
(verb) force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically. Synonyms: force, drive, ram. Examples: "She rammed her mind into focus." "He drives me mad."
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(verb) cause to move by pulling. Synonyms: pull, draw, force. Examples: "Draw a wagon." "Pull a sled."
Verb Definition 7
(verb) do forcibly; exert force. Synonyms: force. Examples: "Don't force it!."
Verb Definition 8
(adj) produced by or subjected to forcing. Examples: "Forced-air heating." "Furnaces of the forced-convection type." "Forced convection in plasma generators."
Adjective Definition 1
(adj) made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency. Examples: "A forced landing."
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