(of a law) having legal validity
group of people willing to obey orders
physical energy or intensity
a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
move with force
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
a unit that is part of some military service
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
take by force
a group of people having the power of effective action
a powerful effect or influence
do forcibly; exert force
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
force somebody to do something
necessitate or exact