Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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force | Yes | No | Yes | No |
squeeze | Yes | No | Yes | No |
force (noun) | squeeze (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 gripping and pressing firmly |
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power |
physical energy or intensity | a tight or amorous embrace |
a powerful effect or influence | the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space |
(of a law) having legal validity | a twisting squeeze |
group of people willing to obey orders | (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend |
a unit that is part of some military service | a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer |
a group of people having the power of effective action | a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high |
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority | |
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
force (verb) | squeeze (verb) |
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impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably | press firmly |
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space | squeeze or press together |
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically | squeeze tightly between the fingers |
take by force | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space |
do forcibly; exert force | hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness |
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition |
move with force | press or force |
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means | obtain by coercion or intimidation |
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |