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force

noun
  1. Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, might, potency, power, puissance, sprightliness, steam, strength. Informal: get-up-and-go, go, pep, peppiness, zip. See action
  2. Power used to overcome resistance: coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressure, strength, violence. See attack
  3. Effective means of influencing, compelling, or punishing: power, weight. Informal: clout, muscle. See over, strong
  4. The strong effect exerted by one person or thing on another: impact, impression, influence, repercussion. See affect
  5. The capacity to exert an influence: forcefulness, magnetism, power. See strong
  6. A group of people organized for a particular purpose: body, corps, crew, detachment, gang, team, unit. See group
verb
  1. To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance: coerce, compel, constrain, make, obligate, oblige, pressure. See attack
  2. To compel by pressure or threats: blackjack, coerce, dragoon. Informal: hijack, strong-arm. See persuasion
  3. To compel (another) to participate in or submit to a sexual act: assault, rape, ravish, violate. See sex