FORCING
- hasten the rate of progress or growth of
- FORCE, to overcome resistance by the exertion of strength [v]
- FORCE, to compel by strength [v]
- induce (as a particular bid or play by another player) in a card game by some conventional act, play, bid, or response
- cause (a runner in baseball) to be put out on a force-out
- to do violence to
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- compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means
- make or cause especially through natural or logical necessity forced to admit my error the last minute goal forced overtime
- press, drive, pass, or effect against resistance or inertia force your way through
- impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably force unwanted attentions on a coworker
- cause (a run) to be scored in baseball by giving a base on balls when the bases are full
- win one's way into force a castle forced the mountain passes
- break open or through force a lock
- raise or accelerate to the utmost forcing the pace
- produce only with unnatural or unwilling effort forced a smile
- wrench, strain, or use (language) with marked unnaturalness and lack of ease
- bring (as plants) to maturity out of the normal season forcing lilies for Easter
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