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  • 51force — force1 W1S3 [fo:s US fo:rs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(military)¦ 2¦(military action)¦ 3¦(violence)¦ 4¦(physical power)¦ 5¦(natural power)¦ 6¦(organized group)¦ 7¦(strong influence)¦ 8¦(powerful effect)¦ 9 join/combine forces (with somebody/something) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52force — force1 [ fɔrs ] noun *** ▸ 1 physical strength ▸ 2 group of police, etc. ▸ 3 influence ▸ 4 scientific effect ▸ 5 military ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount physical strength or violence: They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 53force — 1 noun 1 MILITARY a) (C) a group of people who have been trained to fight in a war: forces loyal to President Aquino | a highly efficient fighting force b) the forces the army, navy, and air force: Both her sons are in the forces. c) (U) military …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 54force */*/*/ — I UK [fɔː(r)s] / US [fɔrs] noun Word forms force : singular force plural forces 1) a) [uncountable] physical strength, or violence They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest. by force: The army took control of the region… …

    English dictionary

  • 55force — ▪ I. force force 1 [fɔːs ǁ fɔːrs] noun 1. [countable] a group of people who have been trained and organized for a particular purpose: • Our division has expanded its sales force (= the people in a company who sell the company s products ) to 160 …

    Financial and business terms

  • 56force — I n. compulsion violence 1) to apply, resort to, use force 2) to renounce (the use of) force 3) armed; brute; deadly; moral; physical; spiritual force military power 4) to marshal, muster, rally one s forces; to join forces with 5) armed,… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 57force — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ♦ forces, forcing, forced 1) VERB If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you. [V n to inf] He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing… …

    English dictionary

  • 58force — a directed interaction between two objects that tends to change the momentum of both. Since a force has both direction and magnitude, it can be expressed as a vector applied force axial force body force braking force camber force central force… …

    Mechanics glossary

  • 59FORCE —     Ce mot a été transporté du simple au figuré. Force se dit de toutes les parties du corps qui sont en mouvement, en action; la force du coeur, que quelques uns ont faite de quatre cents livres, et d autres de trois onces; la force des viscères …

    Dictionnaire philosophique de Voltaire

  • 60Force H — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Force H image caption= dates=1940–1943 country=United Kingdom allegiance= branch=Royal Navy type= role= size= command structure= current commander= Garrison=Gibraltar ceremonial chief= colonel of the regiment=… …

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