To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
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 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.
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.
Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
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 restrain.
To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).
To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
To remain edible or otherwise usable.
To remain in a state.
To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
To raise; to care for.
To have habitually in stock for sale.
To act as wicket-keeper.
To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
To maintain possession of.
To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
To continue.
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.