forcing 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

WordNet


For"cing noun
Definitions
  1. The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition.
  2. (Gardening) The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed or by the use of artificial heat.

Webster 1913