Force
nnoun.attributea powerful effect or influenceExamples:- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
Derivationally Related Form:force
Hypernyms:influence
Inherited Hypernyms:forceinfluencepowerqualityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:duressheartbeatlifebloodpressurewheel
Full Hyponyms:duressheartbeatlifebloodpressurewheel
nnoun.phenomenon(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantityTopic:natural philosophyphysics
Examples:- force equals mass times acceleration
Derivationally Related Form:force
Hypernyms:physical phenomenon
Inherited Hypernyms:forcephysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Coriolis forceLorentz forceaerodynamic forceaffinityattractionattractive forcecentrifugal forcecentripetal forcechemical attractioncohesiondriftelan vitalimpetusimpulsionlife forcemagnetomotive forcemomentpropulsionpullpushreactionrepulsionrepulsive forcestressthrusttorquetorsionvital forcevitality
Full Hyponyms:aerodynamic forceaerodynamic liftaffinityantiferromagnetismattractionbreaking pointcentrifugal forcecentripetal forcechemical bondcohesioncoordinate bondcoriolis forcecovalent bondcross-linkdiamagnetismdipole momentdouble bonddriftelectric dipole momentelectromagnetismferrimagnetismferromagnetismgravityground effecthydrogen bondionic bondjet propulsionlife forcelorentz forcemagnetic dipole momentmagnetic momentmagnetismmagnetomotive forcemetallic bondmomentmoment of a couplemoment of inertianuclear propulsionparamagnetismpeptide bondpropulsionpullpushreactionreaction propulsionrepulsionrocket propulsionsolar gravitystresstensiontorsionvan der waal's forces
nnoun.attributephysical energy or intensitySynset:forcefulness strength
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:forceful
Hypernyms:intensity intensiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:forceintensitydegreepropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bruntenergyimpulsemomentumvigorvigourzip
Full Hyponyms:athleticismbruntenergymomentum
nnoun.groupgroup of people willing to obey ordersSynset:personnel
Examples:- a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens
Hypernyms:organisation organization
Inherited Hypernyms:forceorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:MParmed forcesarmed servicearmed servicesconstabularyguerilla forceguerrilla forcehandslawline personnelmanagement personnelmanpowermenmilitarymilitary machinemilitary personnelmilitary policemilitary serviceparamilitaryparamilitary forceparamilitary organisationparamilitary organizationparamilitary unitpatrolpolicepolice forceprivate security forcerankrank and filesecurity forceservicesoldierystafftroopswar machinework forceworkforce
Full Hyponyms:air corpsair forcearmyborder patrolcavalrycoastguardcomplementconfederate armycontinental armyeuropolfedayeenfedayeen saddamfriendlygarrisongendarmeriegeneral staffgestapoguerrilla forceharbor patrolheadquarters staffhosthostileline personnelluftwaffemanagement personnelmarinesmilitarymilitary personnelmilitary policemilitary reservemilitary servicemutawa'eennavynewsroomofficeparamilitarypatrolpoliceposserank and fileresearch staffroman legionroyal air forceroyal canadian mounted policesabaothsales staffschutzstaffelscotland yardsecret policesecurity forcesecurity staffservice staffship's companyshore patrolstaffstanding armyunion armyunited states coast guardunited states marine corpswork force
nnoun.groupa unit that is part of some military serviceTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:military force military group military unit
Examples:- he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men
Member Holonyms:armed service military service service
Hypernyms:social unit unit
Inherited Hypernyms:military unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:HaganahIDFIsraeli Defense ForceRepublican Guardair unitarmorarmourarmy unitcommandcommandocontingentdetailechelonenemyguardheadquarterslegionmilitiamujahadeenmujahadeinmujahadinmujahedeenmujahedinmujahideenmujahidinnaval unitphalanxreservesspearheadtask forcetrip wire
Member Meronyms:man military man military personnel serviceman
Full Hyponyms:air combat commandair force space commandair groupair national guardair unitallied command atlanticallied command europearmorarmy national guardarmy unitartillerybattalionbatterybattle groupbodyguardbrigadecavalrycommandcommandocompanycontingentcorpsdetachmentdivisionechelonenemyescadrillefiring squadflightforeign legionfrench foreign legionguardhaganahheadquartershome guardhorse cavalryinfantryisraeli defense forcelegionmechanized cavalrymilitiamujahedeen khalqmujahidinmusketrynational guardnaval unitparatroopspatrolphalanxpicketplatoonpraetorian guardpress gangprovost guardrearguardregimentrepublican guardreserve officers training corpssasayeret matkalsectionshock troopsspearheadspecial air servicespecial forcessquadsquadrontask forceterritorialterritorial armytrainbandtrip wiretroopunited states army rangersvanguardwingwomen's army corpsyeomanryzumbooruk
nnoun.actan act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)Synset:violence
Examples:- he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
Derivationally Related Form:forceviolent
Hypernyms:aggression hostility
Inherited Hypernyms:violenceaggressionactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:domestic violencepublic violenceriotroad rage
Full Hyponyms:domestic violencerace riotriotroad rage
nnoun.personone possessing or exercising power or influence or authoritySynset:power
Examples:- the mysterious presence of an evil power
- may the force be with you
- the forces of evil
Derivationally Related Form:force
Hypernyms:causal agency causal agent cause
Inherited Hypernyms:powercausal agentphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Molochinfluencejuggernautsteamroller
Full Hyponyms:influencejuggernautmoloch
nnoun.groupa group of people having the power of effective actionExamples:- he joined forces with a band of adventurers
Hypernyms:social group
Inherited Hypernyms:forcesocial groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.attribute(of a law) having legal validityTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:effect
Examples:- the law is still in effect
Hypernyms:validity validness
Inherited Hypernyms:effectvaliditylegalitylawfulnessqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.acta putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that baseTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Synset:force-out force out force play
Examples:- the shortstop got the runner at second on a force
Hypernyms:putout
Inherited Hypernyms:force outputoutoutfailurenonaccomplishmentacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.socialto cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual meansSynset:coerce hale pressure squeeze
Examples:- She forced him to take a job in the city
- He squeezed her for information
Derivationally Related Form:coercionforcepressurecoercivesqueeze
Hypernyms:compel obligate oblige
Inherited Hypernyms:coercecompelinduce
Direct Hyponyms:bludgeonbring oneselfdragoondriverailroadsandbagsqueeze forsteamrollsteamrollerterroriseterrorizeturn up the heatturn up the pressure
Causes:act move
Full Troponyms:bludgeonbring oneselfdragoondrivesqueeze forsteamrollerterrorizeturn up the heat
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s somebody into V-ing something | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: pressure, force, coerce)
vverb.creationurge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivateSynset:impel
Derivationally Related Form:forceimpulsionimpulsive
Hypernyms:cause do make
Inherited Hypernyms:impelcausemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: force, impel)
vverb.motionmove with forceSynset:push
Examples:- He pushed the table into a corner
Antonyms:pull
Derivationally Related Form:forcibleforcepushingpusherpush
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:pushmove
Direct Hyponyms:beat backdriveflickforce backjamjerkjostlemuscle intonosenudgeobtrudepoke atpressprodpushpush asidepush awaypush backpush outpush uprepelrepulseshovesqueezestuffthrustthrust outtiptoppletumble
Entailment:move press
Full Troponyms:boostboost updigdriveelbowforcegoadjabjamjerkjogjostlemuscle intomushnosenudgepresspunchpush asidepush outpush upramrepelshouldershoulder inshovestabthrusttoetoppleuplift
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s something PP | Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s somebody PP | They --- the books into the box (apply to: push)
vverb.communicationimpose urgently, importunately, or inexorablySynset:thrust
Examples:- She forced her diet fads on him
Derivationally Related Form:force
Hypernyms:compel obligate oblige
Inherited Hypernyms:forcecompelinduce
Direct Hyponyms:sticksting
Full Troponyms:stick
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s something on somebody | Somebody ---s somebody into V-ing something
vverb.contactsqueeze like a wedge into a tight spaceSynset:squeeze wedge
Examples:- I squeezed myself into the corner
Derivationally Related Form:wedge
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:wedgemove
Direct Hyponyms:compactcompressimpactpack together
Full Troponyms:compressimpacttamp down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.contactforce into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphoricallySynset:drive ram
Examples:- She rammed her mind into focus
- He drives me mad
Derivationally Related Form:ramdrive
Hypernyms:thrust
Inherited Hypernyms:forcethrustpushmove
Direct Hyponyms:toetoenail
Full Troponyms:toe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.contactdo forcibly; exert forceDerivationally Related Form:force
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:forceact
Direct Hyponyms:pull
Full Troponyms:attractdraw closegatherhike uppick atpullretractwrench
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contacttake by forceSynset:storm
Derivationally Related Form:forcestorm
Hypernyms:penetrate perforate
Inherited Hypernyms:stormpenetrateenter
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- the hill (apply to: storm)