force
/foɹs/ verb C2- To stuff; to lard; to farce.
He/she/it forces · Past forced · Past participle forced · -ing form forcing
Verb forms
- Base form
- force
- He/she/it
- forces
- Past
- forced
- Past participle
- forced
- -ing form
- forcing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The proceedings seemed to have come to a definite end so far as he was concerned; for one had only to look at that granite face to realize that no ‘peine forte et dure’ would ever force him to plead against his will.
A LION, unable from old age and infirmities to provide himself with food by force, resolved to do so by artifice.
A FOX swimming across a rapid river was carried by the force of the current into a very deep ravine, where he lay for a long time very much bruised, sick, and unable to move.
If I have ever separated myself from the official force, it is because they have first separated themselves from me.
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