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forced

/fɔːst/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To violate (a woman); to rape.
  2. To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
  3. To compel (someone or something) to do something.
  4. To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
  5. To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
  6. To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
  7. To stuff; to lard; to farce.
  8. Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
  9. Opened or accessed using force.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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