forced

(fôrst)

adjective

  1. done or brought about by force; not voluntary; compulsory: forced labor
  2. produced or kept up by unusual effort; not natural or spontaneous; strained or constrained: a forced smile
  3. due to necessity or emergency: a forced landing
  4. at a pace faster than usual: a forced march

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See forced in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Imposed by force; involuntary: was condemned to a life of forced labor; a plane that made a forced landing.
  2. Produced under strain; not spontaneous: forced laughter.

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