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Definition 1:
Physical strength, power, or effect .
Examples:
The front of the car took the full force of the collision.
Instruments used to measure the force of the wind
Definition 2:
Power or violence used on a person or thing .
Examples:
The police were accused of using excessive force when they made the arrest.
We discourage the use of force.
A show of force
He used brute force to open the door.
He took the purse from her by force. [=he used physical power to take her purse]
He feels that this conflict can only be resolved by force of arms. [=by using weapons; by military action]
Definition 3:
Strength or power that is not physical .
Examples:
I was impressed by the force of her personality.
Lending force to his arguments [=making his arguments more effective/persuasive]
These regulations do not have the force of law. [=they do not have the power that laws have]
She succeeded by/through sheer force of will. [=because she was so determined to succeed]
Through/By force of circumstance(s) [=because of conditions that cannot be controlled], the company has had to lay off several hundred workers.
Even after he retired, he still woke up early every day by/from force of habit. [=he woke up early every day because he was in the habit of doing so]
Definition 4:
A natural power or effect that is able to change the speed or direction of something noncount count see also centrifugal force.
Examples:
The force of gravity
Gravitational/electromagnetic forces
Definition 5:
Something (such as rain or wind) that occurs in nature and that can be very powerful usually plural sometimes used figuratively .
Examples:
The cliff was gradually eroded by the forces of nature.
Natural forces
She gets people to do whatever she wants: she’s a force of nature. [=she’s a very powerful person who cannot be easily controlled]
Definition 6:
A group of soldiers trained to fight in a war see also air force.
Examples:
A force of 20,000 soldiers
He belonged to an elite fighting force.
The enemy forces had us surrounded.
Ground forces
Allied/rebel forces
Definition 7:
A group of people who do a particular job or are available for a particular purpose see also task force.
Examples:
Our country’s labor/work force
The company has a very large sales force.
Security forces
Definition 8:
police force .
Examples:
After graduating from high school, he joined the Force.
Definition 9:
armed forces .
Examples:
Will the new defense policy weaken the forces?
Definition 10:
A person or group that has the power to do something or make something happen .
Examples:
The organization has been a strong force for good. [=has done a lot of good things]
He has been the driving/motivating force behind these changes. [=he has been the person who has caused these changes to occur]
He has become a force to be reckoned with [=a person who has power and influence] in politics.
Definition 11:
used to describe the strength of a wind .
Examples:
Damage caused by a force 9 gale
The house was flattened by hurricane-force winds.
Storm-force winds [=very strong winds] are expected tonight.
Definition 12:
force-out .
Examples:
A force at second base
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