forcing

To violate (a woman); to rape.

To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.

To compel (someone or something) to do something.

To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.

To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).

To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.

“The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then.”

To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).

“To force a lock.”

To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.

To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.

“Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag.”

(whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.

To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.

To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.

To allow the force of; to value; to care for.

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed

An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail

A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).

The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.

Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.