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force

noun
  1. a putout of a base runner who is required to run
    force out
  2. an act of aggression, as one against a person who resists
    “They accomplished things through force when diplomacy failed.”
    violence
  3. (of a law) having legal validity
    effect
  4. physical energy or intensity
    “The ball was hit with all the force the batter could muster.”
    forcefulnessstrength
  5. a powerful effect or influence
    “The force of my eloquence easily persuaded them.”
  6. a unit that is part of some military service
    “The senate sent Caesar a force of six thousand men.”
    military unitmilitary forcemilitary group
  7. a group of people having the power of effective action
    “They joined forces with a band of adventurers.”
  8. group of people willing to obey orders
    “a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens”
    personnel
  9. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
    power
  10. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
    “force equals mass times acceleration”
verb
  1. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
    “They forced their diet fads on us.”
    thrust
  2. do forcibly
    “exert force”
  3. cause to move by pulling
    pull
  4. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
    drive
  5. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
    squeezewedge
  6. take by force
    takestorm
  7. urge or force (a person) to an action
    impel
  8. move with force, 'He pushed the table into a corner'
    push
  9. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :'She forced him to take a job in the city'
    pressure