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What is the verb for force?

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force
  1. (transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape. [from 14th c.]
  2. (obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To exert oneself, to do one's utmost. [from 14th c.]
  3. (transitive) To compel (someone or something) to do something. [from 15th c.]
  4. (transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of. [from 16th c.]
  5. (transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb). [from 16th c.]
  6. (transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force. [from 16th c.]
  7. (transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.). [from 17th c.]
  8. To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
  9. (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.
  10. (archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
  11. (archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
  12. (obsolete) To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
  13. Synonyms:
  14. Examples:
    1. “The competition generated would be expected to force the most expensive banks to reduce their costs.”
      “They forced a confession out of the kids.”
      “She went downstairs and noticed a window at the rear of the house had been forced.”
forced
forcing
force
  1. To stuff; to lard; to farce.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The competition generated would be expected to force the most expensive banks to reduce their costs.”
      “They forced a confession out of the kids.”
      “She went downstairs and noticed a window at the rear of the house had been forced.”
forces
forceth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of force
forcest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of force
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