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

WordNet


Forced adjective
Definitions
  1. Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. -- For"ced*ly adv. -- For"ced*ness, n.

Webster 1913