forced Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
   coerce; force; squeeze; hale; pressure.
   
   • He squeezed her for information
2. verb urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
   impel; force.
   
3. verb move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
   push; force.
   
4. verb impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
   thrust; force.
   
   • She forced her diet fads on him
5. verb squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
   wedge; squeeze; force.
   
   • I squeezed myself into the corner
6. verb force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
   ram; force; drive.
   
   • She rammed her mind into focus
   • He drives me mad
7. verb cause to move by pulling
   pull; draw; force.
   
   • draw a wagon
   • pull a sled
8. verb do forcibly; exert force
   force.
   
   • Don't force it!
9. verb take by force
   force; storm.
   
   • Storm the fort
10. adjective produced by or subjected to forcing
    
    • forced-air heating
    • furnaces of the forced-convection type
    • forced convection in plasma generators
11. adjective satellite forced or compelled
    
    • promised to abolish forced labor
12. adjective satellite made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency
    
    • a forced landing
13. adjective satellite lacking spontaneity; not natural
    constrained; strained.
    
    • a constrained smile
    • forced heartiness
    • a strained smile

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