force
noun
- influence that causes an object to change motion
- legal concept
- an impinging power
verb
- compel (someone or something) to do something; urge (a person) to an action
- drive/move (something) by force; propel
- do forcibly; exert force
- force a thing
- to put
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /fɔːs/ / /foːs/ / /foɹs/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English force, forz, fors, from Old Norse fors (“waterfall”), from Proto-Germanic *fursaz (“waterfall”). Cognate with Icelandic foss (“waterfall”), Norwegian foss (“waterfall”), Swedish fors (“waterfall”). Doublet of foss.
- A waterfall or cascade.
“to see the falls or force of the river Kent”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English forcen, forsen, a use of force, with confusion of farce (“to stuff”).
- To stuff; to lard; to farce.
“Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit.”