n.
1.a unit that is part of some military service
2.one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
3.(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
4.group of people willing to obey orders
5.a powerful effect or influence
6.an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
7.physical energy or intensity
8.a group of people having the power of effective action
9.(of a law) having legal validity force v.
1.to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
2.urge or force (a person) to an action
3.move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
4.impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably
5.squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
6.force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
7.do forcibly
8.cause to move along the ground by pulling
9.take by force
Idiom of the Day
plug in (something) or plug (something) in
to place a plug into a receptacle
We plugged in the coffee pot before the meeting began.
