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- English Word Force Definition To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
- English Word Force Definition To use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to endeavor.
- English Word Force Definition To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard.
- English Word Force Definition To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter.
- English Word Force pump Definition A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved piston.
- English Word Force pump Definition A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure; in distinction from one which lifts the water only to the top of the pump or delivers it through a spout. See Illust. of Plunger pump, under Plunger.
- English Word Forced Definition of Force
- English Word Forced Definition Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.
- English Word Forceful Definition Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty.
- English Word Forceless Definition Having little or no force; feeble.
- English Word Forcemeat Definition Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing.
- English Word Forcement Definition The act of forcing; compulsion.
- English Word Forceps Definition A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.
- English Word Forceps Definition The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig.
- English Word Forcer Definition One who, or that which, forces or drives.
- English Word Forcer Definition The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
- English Word Forcer Definition A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.
- English Word Forcible Definition Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.
- English Word Forcible Definition Violent; impetuous.
- English Word Forcible Definition Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction.
- English Word Forcible-feeble Definition Seemingly vigorous, but really weak or insipid.
- English Word Forcibleness Definition The quality of being forcible.
- English Word Forcibly Definition In a forcible manner.
- English Word Forcing Definition of Force
- English Word Forcing Definition The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition.
- English Word Forcing Definition The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed or by the use of artificial heat.
- English Word Forcipal Definition Forked or branched like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut like a pair of forceps.
- English Word Forcipate Definition Alt. of Forcipated
- English Word Forcipated Definition Like a pair of forceps; as, a forcipated mouth.
- English Word Forcipation Definition Torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers.