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force vs rank and file

rank and file vs force

force and rank and file both are nouns.

force is a verb but rank and file is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
force Yes No Yes No
rank and file Yes No No No
As nouns, rank and file is a hyponym of force; that is, rank and file is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than force:
  • force: group of people willing to obey orders
  • rank and file: the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
Other hyponyms of force include guerilla force, guerrilla force, armed service, military service, service, armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine, paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary organization, paramilitary unit, constabulary, law, police, police force, private security force, security force, military police, MP, hands, manpower, men, work force, workforce, patrol, military personnel, soldiery, troops, rank, staff, line personnel, management personnel.
force (noun) rank and file (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 ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) people who constitute the main body of any group
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) rank and file (verb)
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
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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