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Main Entry:
1force 
Pronunciation:
f
(
)rs,
f
(
)rs
Function:
noun
1 a : strength or energy put forth
: active power <
forces of nature>
b : capacity to persuade or convince <the
force of this argument>
c : the state of existing and being enforced
: EFFECT <that law is still in
force>
2 : a group of persons trained and available for action <a police
force> <the nation's labor
force>
3 : violence or power used on a person or thing <open a door by
force>
4 : an influence (as a push or pull) that tends to produce a change in the speed or direction of motion of something <the
force of gravity>
-
force·less 
/
-l
s/
adjective
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