cause vs force

cause and force both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cause	Yes	No	Yes	No
force	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, force is a hyponym of cause; that is, force is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cause:

cause: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
force: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

As verbs, force is a hyponym of cause; that is, force is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cause:

cause (noun)	force (noun)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results	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 comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy	an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end	physical energy or intensity
a justification for something existing or happening	a powerful effect or influence
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something	(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

cause (verb)	force (verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner	impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
	take by force
	do forcibly; exert force
	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
	move with force
	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means