force vs shoehorn

force

verb
  • To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb). 

  • 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 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. 

noun
  • 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. 

shoehorn

verb
  • To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to. 

  • To use a shoehorn. 

  • To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious. 

noun
  • A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. This reduces discomfort and damage to the back of the shoe. By slipping it into the back of the shoe behind the heel, the user prevents the heel from squashing down the back of the shoe and causing difficulty; instead the heel slides down the smooth shoehorn, which then comes out easily once the foot is in place. 

  • Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium. 

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