Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.
A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)
The ability to attack, control, or constrain.
A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
Legal validity.
Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
Synonym of police force
Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
A waterfall or cascade.
To compel (someone or something) to do something.
To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
To violate (a woman); to rape.
To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
To stuff; to lard; to farce.
An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
A person or thing exerting such power or action.
Electrostatic induction.
The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
To exert, make use of one's influence.
To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.