forcing : Idioms & Phrases


Forcing bed ∨ pit

  • a plant bed having an under layer of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding bottom heat for forcing plants; a hotbed.
Webster 1913

Forcing engine

  • a fire engine.
Webster 1913

Forcing fit

  • (Mech.), a tight fit, as of one part into a hole in another part, which makes it necessary to use considerable force in putting the two parts together.
Webster 1913

Forcing house

  • a greenhouse for the forcing of plants, fruit trees, etc.
Webster 1913

Forcing machine

  • a powerful press for putting together or separating two parts that are fitted tightly one into another, as for forcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing off a car wheel from the axle.
Webster 1913

Forcing pump

  • . See Force pump (b).
Webster 1913