Word

force, v.
(forced, forces, forcing)
freq. cnt. 92

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

coerce force hale pressure squeeze

sample sentences

"She forced him to take a job in the city"
"He squeezed her for information"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

force force

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

coercive coercion coercion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pressure pressure

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

squeeze

semantic pointers

cause

act, move

hypernym

compel, oblige, obligate

hyponym

turn up the heat, turn up the pressure drive bludgeon steamroller, steamroll squeeze for dragoon, sandbag, railroad terrorize, terrorise bring oneself

urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 1

force impel

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

force

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

impulsive impulsion

semantic pointers

hypernym

cause, make, do

move with force
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 69 freq. cnt.: 56 freq. cnt.: 13

force push

sample sentences

"He pushed the table into a corner"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
They %s the books into the box

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pushing push pusher push

antonym

pull

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

forcible force

also see

force out force out

semantic pointers

hyponym

nudge, prod, poke at press, push repel, drive, push back, repulse, force back, beat back shove flick, jerk shove, jostle nose thrust out, push out, obtrude push aside, push away muscle into push up thrust drive jam thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze tumble, topple, tip

hypernym

move, displace

entailment

press move

verb group

push

impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3

force thrust

sample sentences

"She forced her diet fads on him"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something on somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something on somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

force force

semantic pointers

hypernym

compel, oblige, obligate

hyponym

sting, stick

squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

force squeeze wedge

sample sentences

"I squeezed myself into the corner"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

wedge wedge

semantic pointers

hyponym

impact compress, compact, pack together

hypernym

move, displace

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

drive force ram