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11forced — adjective 1. produced by or subjected to forcing (Freq. 1) forced air heating furnaces of the forced convection type forced convection in plasma generators • Participle of verb: ↑force 2. forced or compelled (Freq. 1) …
12forced — en·forced; forced; un·forced; en·forced·ly; forced·ly; forced·ness; …
13Forced — Force Force, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forcing}.] [OF. forcier, F. forcer, fr. LL. forciare, fortiare. See {Force}, n.] 1. To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical,… …
14forced — forcedly /fawr sid lee, fohr /, adv. forcedness, n. /fawrst, fohrst/, adj. 1. enforced or compulsory: forced labor. 2. strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile. 3. subjected to force. 4. required by circumstances; emergency: a forced… …
15forced — adjective 1 done unwillingly and with effort, not because of any sincere feeling: Their smiles seemed rather forced. 2 done suddenly and quickly, because the situation makes it necessary: a forced march back to base | a forced landing (=when an… …
16forced — adjective 1) forced entry Syn: violent, forcible 2) forced repatriation Syn: enforced, forcible, compulsory, obligatory, mandatory, involuntary, imposed, required, stipulated, dictat …
17forced — UK [fɔː(r)st] / US [fɔrst] adjective 1) not sincere or natural a forced smile 2) done or happening because the situation makes it necessary or because someone makes you do it forced redundancies the forced resettlement of the refugees …
18forced — [[t]fɔrst, foʊrst[/t]] adj. 1) enforced or compulsory: forced labor[/ex] 2) strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced laugh[/ex] 3) subjected to force 4) required by circumstances; emergency: a forced landing of an airplane[/ex] • Etymology:… …
19forced — /fɔst/ (say fawst) adjective 1. enforced or compulsory: forced labour. 2. strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile. 3. subjected to force. 4. emergency: forced landing of an aeroplane. 5. Mathematics denoting a change in a system caused… …
20forced — adjective Date: circa 1537 1. compelled by force or necessity ; involuntary < a forced landing > 2. done or produced with effort, exertion, or pressure < a forced laugh > • forcedly adverb …
