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a powerful effect or influence
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(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
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physical energy or intensity
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group of people willing to obey orders
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a unit that is part of some military service
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an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
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one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
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a group of people having the power of effective action
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(of a law) having legal validity
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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
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to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
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urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
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move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
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impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
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squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
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force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
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cause to move by pulling
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do forcibly; exert force
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take by force
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