transitive verb forced, forcing
- to cause to do something by or as if by force; compel
- to rape (a woman)
- to break open, into, or through by force: to force a lock
- to make (a way, etc.) by force
- to overpower or capture by breaking into, through, etc.: to force the enemy's stronghold
- to get or take by force; wrest; extort: forcing the gun from his hand
- to drive by or as by force; cause to move against resistance; impel: to force an article into a filled box
- to impose by or as by force: with on or upon: to force one's attentions on another
- to effect or produce by or as by force; produce by unusual or unnatural effort: to force a smile
- to exert beyond the natural limits or capacity; strain: to force one's voice
- to cause (plants, fruit, etc.) to develop or grow faster by artificial means
- Obsolete
- to give or add force to
- to put in force
- ☆ Baseball
- to cause (a base runner) to be put out by a force-out: said of a batter
- to cause (a runner) to score or (a run) to be scored by walking the batter with the bases full: often with in
- Card Games to cause (an opponent) to play (a particular card)
- Bridge to make a bid that requires (one's partner) to bid in response