Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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force | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pressure | Yes | No | Yes | No |
force (noun) | pressure (noun) |
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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 | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure |
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) | a force that compels |
physical energy or intensity | the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin |
a powerful effect or influence | the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit) |
(of a law) having legal validity | the pressure exerted by the atmosphere |
group of people willing to obey orders | the state of demanding notice or attention |
a unit that is part of some military service | an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress |
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) | pressure (verb) |
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impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space | exert pressure on someone through threats |
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 |