Force meaning : Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing. A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn) Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape. A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain. The ability to attack, control, or constrain. A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person. Legal validity. Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion. Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning. (with the, often capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note. 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. To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.). 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. (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. (law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.