v to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"\nv urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate\nv move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"\nv impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably\nv squeeze like a wedge into a tight space\nv force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically\nv cause to move by pulling\nv do forcibly; exert force\nv take by force