Definitions
1.noun(not countable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
2.noun(not countable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
3.nounA specific instance of coercing.
4.nounConversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
5.nounThe process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context.