FORCE


Meaning of FORCE in English

I

n.

compulsion

violence

1) to apply, resort to, use ~

2) to renounce (the use of) ~

3) armed; brute; deadly; moral; physical; spiritual ~

military power

4) to marshal, muster, rally one's ~s; to join ~s with

5) armed, military; ground; naval ~s (strong naval ~s began to shell the enemy positions)

6) an air ~

7) an expeditionary; guerrilla; occupation; peacekeeping; task ~ (a naval task ~)

8) a show of ~

organized body, group

9) a labor, work; police; sales ~

10) in full ~ (the police were out in full ~)

energy

power

11) to spend one's ~ (the storm has spent its ~)

12) centrifugal; centripetal ~

13) an explosive; irresistible; magnetic; motivating ~

14) the vital ~ ('basic ~')

effect

15) in ~ (the regulation is still in ~)

II

v.

1) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ into (they ~d their way into the building)

2) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ off (we were ~d off the road)

3) ( d ; refl. , tr. ) to ~ on (she tried to ~ her views on us)

4) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ through (to ~ one's way through a crowd)

5) ( H ) they ~d her to sign

6) ( N ; used with an adjective) he ~d the door open

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.