force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
(of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect"
take by force; "Storm the fort"
physical energy or intensity;
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in
MAY
thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
the month following April and preceding June
Expressing possibility or permission
POWER
physical strength
possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines"
a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
(of a government or government official) holding an
STRENGTH
the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the strength of the drinks"
physical energy or intensity;
permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "they measured the station's signal strength"
an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength";
the condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"