force vs push back

push back vs force

force and push back both are nouns.

force and push back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
force	Yes	No	Yes	No
push back	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

force: move with force
push back: cause to move back by force or influence

Other hyponyms of force include nudge, poke at, prod, press, push, beat back, drive, force 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)	push back (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	the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
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)	push back (verb)
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably	cause to move back by force or influence
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

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