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Forced speech may refer to: Compelled speech, statements that are coerced by legal means Pressured speech, a medical condition This disambiguation page
Forced_speech
2023 Indian film
romance with Chaandi. The film receives a meager 1.5 stars because of its forced speech and unexpressed emotions, despite its decent intentions." A reviewer
Safed_(film)
1999 British film
the German army has been relentlessly bombarded. After an awkward, forced speech, the men are told to cheer. As the Colonel leaves wishing them luck
The_Trench_(film)
Artificial production of human speech
See media help. Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and
Speech_synthesis
Adoption of a different religion or irreligion under duress
Forced conversion is the adoption of a religion or irreligion under duress. Someone who has been forced to convert to a different religion or irreligion
Forced_conversion
Coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region
Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home
Forced_displacement
Right to communicate one's opinions and ideas
Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation
Freedom_of_speech
4th episode of the 3rd season of The IT Crowd
disambiguation. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › "The Speech" is an episode of the British Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd. It was the
The_Speech_(The_IT_Crowd)
Purported 1712 speech, a hoax
The William Lynch speech, also known as the Willie Lynch letter, is an address purportedly delivered by a William Lynch (or Willie Lynch) to an audience
William_Lynch_speech
2026, Rutgers School of Engineering cancelled its May 15, 2026 graduation speech by businessman and alumnus Rami Elghandour after several students complained
Rutgers graduation speech incident
Rutgers_graduation_speech_incident
Style of narration
Free indirect speech is the literary technique of writing a character's first-person thoughts in the voice of the third-person narrator. It is a style
Free_indirect_speech
Himmler's 1943 speeches to Nazi officials
The Posen speeches were two speeches made by Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS of Nazi Germany, on 4 and 6 October 1943 in the town hall of Posen (Poznań)
Posen_speeches
Sterilization effected by government coercion
Compulsory sterilization, also known as forced or coerced sterilization, refers to any government-mandated program to involuntarily sterilize a specific
Compulsory_sterilization
State motto of New Hampshire, US
"Scenic." Some citizens altered or obscured the phrase, saying it was forced speech, in violation of the First Amendment. One said it was placed on the
Live_Free_or_Die
Study of production, transmission and perception of speech
Speech science refers to the study of production, transmission and perception of speech. Speech science involves anatomy, in particular the anatomy of
Speech_science
Portuguese football manager (born 1963)
Vilanova was, with "pito" being Spanish slang for penis. The Football Heritage speech was made by Mourinho on 16 March 2018, during a press conference after his
José_Mourinho
Businessman and public official (born 1971)
following his pledge to decrease censorship, there was an increase in hate speech and misinformation on the service. His role in the second Trump administration
Elon_Musk
1952 television address by Richard Nixon
The Checkers speech or Fund speech was an address made on September 23, 1952, by then-Senator Richard Nixon, six weeks before the 1952 United States presidential
Checkers_speech
Identification of constituent elements
utterance against expected word(s) is called forced alignment. Speech segmentation is a subfield of general speech perception and an important subproblem of
Speech_segmentation
From his first speech in 1919 in Munich until the last speech in February 1945, Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, gave a total
List of speeches given by Adolf Hitler
List_of_speeches_given_by_Adolf_Hitler
religious practices, political indoctrination, forced sterilization, forced contraception, and forced abortion. An estimated 16,000 mosques have been
Persecution of Uyghurs in China
Persecution_of_Uyghurs_in_China
1791 amendment limiting government restriction of civil liberties
prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of peaceable assembly and the right
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
1985 speech by South African President P. W. Botha
nature of the speech, in conjunction with the news that a US bank was threatening to call in its loan, made Botha feel that he was being forced to capitulate
Rubicon_speech
2020 comedy film
similarly positive review, concluding that "[w]hen it isn't cheesy or forced, The Speech is a welcome celebration of mistakes." Clarín's Nazareno Brega gave
The_Speech_(film)
Peruvian forced sterilization campaign
Under the administration of President Alberto Fujimori, Peru implemented a forced sterilization campaign as part of the National Population Program, primarily
Forced_sterilization_in_Peru
1940 speech by Winston Churchill
"We shall fight on the beaches" was a speech delivered by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the
We_shall_fight_on_the_beaches
Criminalized form of communication
Speech crimes are certain kinds of speech that are criminalized by promulgated laws or rules. Criminal speech is a direct preemptive restriction on freedom
Speech_crimes
Speech condemning Italian aggression against Ethiopia
Ethiopia delivered a speech condemning Italian military aggression against Ethiopia, which had forced him into exile. The speech took place in League
Haile Selassie's speech to the League of Nations (1936)
Haile_Selassie's_speech_to_the_League_of_Nations_(1936)
Freedom of speech is the concept of the inherent human right to voice one's opinion publicly without fear of censorship or punishment. "Speech" is not limited
Freedom_of_speech_by_country
1960 speech by Patrice Lumumba
The Speech at the Ceremony of the Proclamation of the Congo's Independence (French: Discours prononcé lors de la cérémonie de proclamation de l'indépendance
Congolese_Independence_Speech
Speech by Charles de Gaulle in 1944
The First Bayeux Speech was a speech delivered by General Charles de Gaulle of France in the context of liberation after the Normandy landings in June
First_Bayeux_speech
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
Obama, and she and Bill Clinton gave convention speeches in his support. Obama delivered his acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High stadium to a crowd
Barack_Obama
Speeches delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.
"The Other America" is a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. delivered in various forms at least five times from 1967 until 1968. It was first given in its
The_Other_America_(speech)
summarized in a speech during a government meeting: At the risk of not being understood by traditionalists... I am all for the forced migration of the
The_Holocaust_in_Romania
The British prime minister Keir Starmer gave a speech on 28 November 2024 concerning immigration to the United Kingdom. The 2024 general election resulted
2024 Keir Starmer speech on migration
2024_Keir_Starmer_speech_on_migration
Speeches of President of the United States
coincided with Obama's speech. JD Supra called it a "landmark speech [that] is reflective of the fact that human trafficking and forced labor have become key
Speeches_of_Barack_Obama
Ownership of people as property
the term de facto slavery describes the conditions of unfree labour and forced labour that most slaves endure. Slavery is still prevalent in some form
Slavery
British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
Nazi ("ts"). His first speech as prime minister, delivered to the Commons on 13 May, was the "blood, toil, tears and sweat" speech. Churchill made it plain
Winston_Churchill
Book by Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
Macquarrie writes about Speech and Reality: The Author believes as did Dilthey before him that social sciences must suffer from being forced into the methodological
Speech_and_Reality
Public protests for freedom of association and speech
Free speech fights are struggles over free speech, and especially those struggles which involved the Industrial Workers of the World and their attempts
Free_speech_fight
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. In the mid-1920s, he engaged speech therapist Lionel Logue to treat his stutter, which he learned to manage
George_VI
Final speech by Martin Luther King Jr., 1968
seconds of "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech by Martin Luther King Jr. – the final words of his last public speech. Problems playing this file? See media
I've_Been_to_the_Mountaintop
1947 Pakistani speech
Muhammad Ali Jinnah's 11 August Speech is a speech made by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan and known as Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) to
Muhammad Ali Jinnah's 11 August Speech
Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah's_11_August_Speech
Putin's speech at the 43rd Munich Security Conference in 2007 was delivered on 10 February 2007, at the invitation of the Munich Conference's Chairman
2007 Munich speech of Vladimir Putin
2007_Munich_speech_of_Vladimir_Putin
British politician and broadcaster (born 1964)
House judiciary committee about the state of free speech in the UK; he criticised British hate speech laws and the implementation of the Online Safety
Nigel_Farage
1989 popular uprising in Romania
then highly fatal and successful revolt. Shortly after a botched public speech by Ceaușescu on 21 December from a balcony of the Party headquarters in
Romanian_revolution
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2025
not share: they have all been men. Today, I stand here making my maiden speech as the first woman MP to serve Ashton-under-Lyne in 183 years, and, as the
Angela_Rayner
1858 speech by Abraham Lincoln
The House Divided Speech was an address given by senatorial candidate and future president of the United States Abraham Lincoln, on June 16, 1858, at what
Lincoln's House Divided Speech
Lincoln's_House_Divided_Speech
1980 speech by Ronald Reagan
forced by the county fair organizers who had announced Reagan's appearance, and that the "states' rights" phrase was used in the part of his speech,
States'_rights_speech
Market mechanisms by which the European Union regulation is adopted globally
the European Union has designed and implemented restrictions on online speech. Legal scholar Dawn Carla Nunziato noted that the Digital Services Act (DSA)
Brussels_effect
Method of political repression in the Soviet Union
underwent a goods famine known as the Soviet grain crisis; this led to the forced collectivization of agriculture. As a result, the government began to subject
Special settlements in the Soviet Union
Special_settlements_in_the_Soviet_Union
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
opponents and negatively impacting the freedom of speech and free press. The campaign to police speech drew comparisons to cancel culture, government censorship
Donald_Trump
Phrase used by Winston Churchill in 1940
famous in a speech given by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 13 May 1940; the speech itself is sometimes
Blood,_toil,_tears_and_sweat
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024
acceptance speech, April 2020 Having become Leader of the Opposition during the COVID-19 pandemic, Starmer said in his acceptance speech that he would
Keir_Starmer
Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
Cairo speech Obama stated that the US, "does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements." On 14 June, ten days after Obama's speech, Netanyahu
Benjamin_Netanyahu
American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
of the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and helped organize two of the three Selma to Montgomery marches during
Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
1990 speech by South African president F. W. de Klerk
February 1990, the State President of South Africa F. W. de Klerk delivered a speech at the opening of the 1990 session of the Parliament of South Africa in
Speech at the Opening of the Parliament of South Africa, 1990
Speech_at_the_Opening_of_the_Parliament_of_South_Africa,_1990
Global conflict (1939–1945)
fascist regime, and Allied offensives in the Pacific and the Soviet Union forced the Axis to retreat on all fronts. In 1944, the Western Allies invaded France
World_War_II
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
holding of someone in slavery or servitude, or requiring them to perform forced or compulsory labour Provision for the abolition of the office of Coroner
Coroners_and_Justice_Act_2009
regional parties. The election was criticised for lack of action on hate speeches by Modi's BJP, reported electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunctioning
2024_Indian_general_election
2025 death of a Ukrainian-Hungarian man
sister Márta Sebestyén, gave a speech at what the Hindustan Times described as an anti-war event in Nyíregyháza. Márta's speech was shared online by Prime
Death_of_József_Sebestyén
Secret speech allegedly given by Joseph Stalin
A secret speech was allegedly given by Joseph Stalin, on 19 August 1939, to members of the Politburo, wherein he justified the Soviet strategy to promote
Stalin's speech of 19 August 1939
Stalin's_speech_of_19_August_1939
2025 United States Supreme Court case
scrutiny standard. She said speech that was obscene for minors is allowed for adults who might "forgo that speech" if forced to comply with age-verification
Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
Free_Speech_Coalition_v._Paxton
Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms
such as fake news, conspiracy theories, copyright infringement, and hate speech. Commentators have accused Facebook of willingly facilitating the spread
British civil servant (born 1970)
Food and Rural Affairs. He previously worked as private secretary and speech writer to United Kingdom Chancellor Gordon Brown, as a journalist at The
Nicholas_Joicey
French writer and philosopher (1694–1778)
Catholic Church) and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a
Voltaire
Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2026
hate speech, complains to poll body". India Today. Retrieved 3 November 2025. "West Bengal Waqf protests: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari claims Hindus 'forced to
Suvendu_Adhikari
American politician and activist (born 1989)
Ocasio-Cortez made her first speech on the floor of Congress in January 2019, C-SPAN tweeted the video. Within 12 hours, the video of her speech set the record as
Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
President of the United States in 1881
an unexpected denunciation of Mormon polygamy, the speech ended. The crowd applauded, but the speech, according to Peskin, "however sincerely intended
James_A._Garfield
Term in U.S. politics
confident and optimistic posture in the world, with him as leader. In the speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), which used the term "Vietnam syndrome"
Vietnam_syndrome
Hate speech is public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual
Hate_speech_laws_by_country
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
reassure West Berliners of U.S. support, and delivered one of his most famous speeches in West Berlin in June 1963. In 1963, Kennedy signed the first nuclear
John_F._Kennedy
1946 speech by U.S. Secretary of State Byrnes
Germany", or the "Speech of Hope", is a speech given by James F. Byrnes, the US secretary of state, in Stuttgart on September 6, 1946. The speech set the tone
Restatement of Policy on Germany
Restatement_of_Policy_on_Germany
President of Iran from 2005 to 2013
returning from his 2005 speech to the UN General Assembly, Ahmadinejad stated he had "felt a halo over his head" during his speech and that a hidden presence
Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad
The Forced Laborer Memorial "Transit" is a Nuremberg monument. It is located at the Plärrer, a main traffic junction of the Nuremberg city centre, just
Forced Laborer Memorial Transit
Forced_Laborer_Memorial_Transit
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649
made of Spanish leather and brass to help strengthen his weak ankles. His speech development was also slow, and he had a stammer for the rest of his life
Charles_I_of_England
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
delivered the Gettysburg Address, which became one of the most famous speeches in American history. He promoted the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Abraham_Lincoln
Former student organization
demonstrations, and engaged in the Free Speech Movement (FSM) and were later heavily involved in the Filthy Speech Movement. The ALA engaged the New Left
Alliance of Libertarian Activists
Alliance_of_Libertarian_Activists
Transfer and deportation of people in the Soviet Union
outside the USSR. It has been estimated that, in their entirety, internal forced migrations affected at least 6 million people. Of this total, 1.8 million
Population transfer in the Soviet Union
Population_transfer_in_the_Soviet_Union
Character from The Boys
writes him an excusatory speech to provide to the press outside, claiming the eco-terrorists had a bomb. Everyone bought that speech. Later at Vought headquarters
Homelander
British politician (born 1980)
Nigeria, which had affected her family. During her parliamentary maiden speech Badenoch stated that she was "to all intents and purposes a first-generation
Kemi_Badenoch
Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603
council and other peers who had come to Hatfield to swear allegiance. The speech contains the first record of her adoption of the medieval political theology
Elizabeth_I
Forced relocation and ethnic cleansing of the southeastern Native American tribes
The Trail of Tears was the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of about 60,000 Native Americans of the "Five Civilized Tribes", including their black
Trail_of_Tears
Holocaust museum in the Netherlands
on March 10, 2024 by the Dutch monarch, Willem-Alexander. In his opening speech the king stated that the museum "brings to life the stories of people who
Dutch National Holocaust Museum
Dutch_National_Holocaust_Museum
President of the United States from 1981 to 1989
During the 1964 presidential election, Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech launched his rise as a leading conservative figure. After being elected
Ronald_Reagan
Political reforms by Nikita Khrushchev
brought about by the ascension of Nikita Khrushchev to power, and his 1956 speech "On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences", which denounced Stalin's
De-Stalinization
Speech by the King of the Belgians
transition dwindling rapidly. King Baudouin addressed the nation, during a radio speech on 13 January 1959, on the road to independence of the Belgian-Congo. The
King Baudouin speech (13 January 1959)
King_Baudouin_speech_(13_January_1959)
violating their human rights and denying freedoms of speech and the press" and that the forced labour system in the country "violates the human rights
Cotton production in Uzbekistan
Cotton_production_in_Uzbekistan
included extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, torture, arbitrary detention, and severe restrictions on freedom of speech. Human Rights Watch has described
Human rights abuses of the military dictatorship in Brazil (1964–1985)
Human_rights_abuses_of_the_military_dictatorship_in_Brazil_(1964–1985)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922
of the Exchequer delivers a speech known as the "Mansion House Speech". He stated: But if a situation were to be forced upon us in which peace could
David_Lloyd_George
Use of speech recognition to verify pronunciation
Automatic pronunciation assessment uses computer speech recognition to determine how accurately speech has been pronounced, instead of relying on a human
Pronunciation_assessment
Argentine revolutionary (1928–1967)
effective mixtures of talc and gammaxene under the brand name Vendaval, but was forced to abandon his efforts after suffering a severe asthmatic reaction. Despite
Che_Guevara
Leader of China since 2012
Yunshan referred to Xi's speech for the 18th Party National Congress as the "General Secretary Xi Jinping's Series of Important Speeches". In October 2017,
Xi_Jinping
Alleged reference to the Armenian genocide made by Adolf Hitler
At the conclusion of his Obersalzberg Speech on 22 August 1939, a week before the German invasion of Poland, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler reportedly said "Who
Hitler's reference to the Armenian genocide
Hitler's_reference_to_the_Armenian_genocide
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
unpopular among many Americans, and the speech was mainly directed at a European audience. In an attempt to keep the speech out of American papers, journalists
Marshall_Plan
U.S. political event held in Cleveland, Ohio
Trump's speech "almost immediately came under scrutiny when striking similarities were discovered between her speech" and Michelle Obama's speech at the
2016 Republican National Convention
2016_Republican_National_Convention
1956 speech by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev
последствиях», romanized: "O kul'te lichnosti i yego posledstviyakh") was a speech given by Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union, on 25 February
On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
On_the_Cult_of_Personality_and_Its_Consequences
German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946)
government agencies under his control. In September 1939, Hitler gave a speech to the Reichstag designating him as his successor. After the Fall of France
Hermann_Göring
American writer, business executive convicted of forced labor conspiracy
forced labor conspiracy as the CEO of the company she co-founded in 2004, OneTaste. A federal jury in 2025 convicted Daedone for the crime of forced labor
Nicole_Daedone
Controversial social news site subreddits
stated they did not intend the platform to be a "bastion of free speech", where hate speech would be tolerated. However, for a period of time, Reddit allowed
Controversial Reddit communities
Controversial_Reddit_communities
FORCED SPEECH
FORCED SPEECH
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset and Avon)
English (Somerset and Avon) : topographic name for someone living in or by a furze-covered enclosure, from Old English fyrs ‘furze’ + hæg ‘enclosure’.Americanized spelling of French Fortier.
Boy/Male
Gaelic Scottish
Wealthy or stubborn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a respelling of the southern French name Faure, which was taken to England as early as the 13th century.
Girl/Female
Sikh
One who meets
Boy/Male
British, Christian, English, Gaelic, Greek, Irish, Scottish
Prosperous; Field; Headstrong
Girl/Female
Muslim
One who meets
Boy/Male
Indian
Unique, Matchless, Precious
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : topographic name for someone who lived near a forge or smithy, Middle English, Old French forge (from Latin fabrica ‘workshop’, a derivative of faber ‘smith’, ‘workman’; compare Lefevre). The surname is thus in most cases a metonymic occupational name for a smith or someone employed by a smith.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fosse. There has been some confusion with northwestern English force in the sense of ‘waterfall’, it is possible that the surname may also have arisen as a topographic name for someone living by a waterfall.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a fortress or stronghold, Old French force, Late Latin fortia, a derivative of fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort). There are several places named with this word (for example in Aude, and baronial lands in the Dordogne), and it may also be a habitational name from any of these.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Ford 1 and 2. This is a very common spelling in Ireland.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Førde (there are eleven on the west coast), from Old Norse fyrði, dative of fjórðr ‘fjord’.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh
One who Meets; One with Strong Intentions; One with Decisiveness; Distance; Gap
Girl/Female
English
Dark.
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Gaelic word forba, FORBES means "district, field."Â
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Merry Wives of Windsor' Mistress Ford.
Boy/Male
Hindi Muslim
Unique.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Norrod.Norwegian : variant of Nored.
Male
English
Short form of English Frederick, FRED means "peaceful ruler."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Old English word ford, FORD means "ford, river crossing."
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Dark; Variant of Darcy
Surname or Lastname
Italian
Italian : from the personal name Forte, from Late Latin fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort) or from a short form of a medieval personal name formed with this element, as for example Fortebraccio (‘strong arm’).Slovenian : shortened form of the personal name Fortunat, Latin Fortunatus.English : variant of Fort.
FORCED SPEECH
FORCED SPEECH
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical, French
Strength; Power
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Husband of Saraswati
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
The River of the India
Boy/Male
American, British, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Swedish
Bold Adviser; Wise; Courageous Advice; Cord Maker; Wise Counsel; Honest Adviser; Surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English waynscot (a word of uncertain etymology), which originally denoted superior quality oak boarding imported from the Continent. The surname presumably arose from a nickname for someone who imported or used such timber.
Female
English
English variant spelling of Latin Bernice, BERNIECE means "bringer of victory."
Boy/Male
Irish
Little raven.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Love; Friendship
Boy/Male
Hindu
A jewel of Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Krithikesh | கà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à¯€à®•ேஷ
Name of Lord Kartikeya
FORCED SPEECH
FORCED SPEECH
FORCED SPEECH
FORCED SPEECH
FORCED SPEECH
v. t.
To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
imp. & p. p.
of Forge
n.
To provide with forces; to reenforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
imp. & p. p.
of Farce
n.
One who, or that which, forces or drives.
a.
Arranged, as stars in a constellation; as, formed stars.
n.
To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
v. t.
To stuff; to lard; to farce.
n.
The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
n.
To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by unnatural effort; as, to force a consient or metaphor; to force a laugh; to force fruits.
v. i.
To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter.
a.
Having structure; capable of growth and development; organized; as, the formed or organized ferments. See Ferment, n.
a.
Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
a.
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.
n.
To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind.
n.
Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force; centrifugal force.
n.
To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
imp. & p. p.
of Force
a.
Compelled; forced; not voluntary.