(countable) A magictrick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
(law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
(linguistics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody,...) to effect a given meaning.
(science fiction) A binding, metaphysical, and ubiquitous power in the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas.
Verb
(transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape. [from 14th c.]
(obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To exert oneself, to do one's utmost. [from 14th c.]
(transitive) To compel (someone or something) to do something. [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of. [from 16th c.]
(transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb). [from 16th c.]
(transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force. [from 16th c.]
(transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.). [from 17th c.]
To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
(transitive, baseball) 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.
(archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
(archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
(obsolete) To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
