definition of
force

[1] #1 force v. [coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure] to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information". wn

[2] #2 force n. a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them". wn

[3] #3 force n. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration". wn

[4] #4 force n. [forcefulness, strength] physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man". wn

[5] #5 force v. [impel] urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate. wn