force vs nudge

force and nudge both are nouns.

force and nudge both are verbs.

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

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

force: move with force
nudge: to push against gently

Other hyponyms of force include poke at, prod, press, push, beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse, shove, flick, jerk, jostle, shove, nose, obtrude, push out, thrust out, push aside, push away, muscle into, push up, thrust, drive, jam, shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust, tip, topple, tumble.

force (noun)	nudge (noun)
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 slight push or shake
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
physical energy or intensity
a powerful effect or influence
(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

force (verb)	nudge (verb)
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably	push into action by pestering or annoying gently
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space	to push against gently
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

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