force

Where “force” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
2. 2
   A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
3. 3
   A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
4. 4
   A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
5. 5
   A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
6. 6
   A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).
7. 7
   Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
8. 8
   Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
9. 9
   Something that exerts influence.
10. 10
    Something that exerts influence.
11. 11
    Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
12. 12
    Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
13. 13
    A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
14. 14
    A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
15. 15
    A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
16. 16
    A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
17. 17
    The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
18. 18
    A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
19. 19
    Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
20. 20
    The annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.

Etymology

From Middle English force, fors, forse, from Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fforce,focre,forcce,forec,forrce,froce,ofrce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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