Definitions
1.verbTo violate (a woman); to rape.
2.verbTo exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
3.verbTo compel (someone or something) to do something.
4.verbTo constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
5.verbTo drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
6.verbTo cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force."The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then."
7.verbTo forcibly open (a door, lock etc.)."To force a lock."
8.verbTo obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
9.verbTo create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground."Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag."
10.verb(whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
11.verbTo put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
12.verbTo provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
13.verbTo allow the force of; to value; to care for.
14.verbTo stuff; to lard; to farce.
15.nounThe art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
16.nounAn extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
17.nounA technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).
18.nounThe net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.
19.adjectivePertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.