Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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act | Yes | No | Yes | No |
force | Yes | No | Yes | No |
act (noun) | force (noun) |
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something that people do or cause to happen | 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 |
a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) |
a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body | physical energy or intensity |
a short performance that is part of a longer program | a powerful effect or influence |
a manifestation of insincerity | (of a law) having legal validity |
group of people willing to obey orders | |
a unit that is part of some military service | |
a group of people having the power of effective action | |
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority | |
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
act (verb) | force (verb) |
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behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably |
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space |
discharge one's duties | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically |
play a role or part | take by force |
perform on a stage or theater | do forcibly; exert force |
behave unnaturally or affectedly | urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate |
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) | move with force |
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
be suitable for theatrical performance |