impulse vs force

force vs impulse

impulse and force both are nouns.

impulse is not a verb while force is a verb.

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

As nouns, force is a hypernym of impulse; that is, force is a word with a broader meaning than impulse:

impulse: an impelling force or strength
force: physical energy or intensity

Other hypernyms of impulse include forcefulness, strength.

impulse (noun)	force (noun)
the act of applying force suddenly	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
an impelling force or strength	an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber	physical energy or intensity
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)	a powerful effect or influence
a sudden desire	(of a law) having legal validity
an instinctive motive	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

impulse (verb)	force (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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