1. (

• coerce ,
• hale ,
• squeeze ,
• pressure ,
• force

) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means; "She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" ;

2. (

• impel ,
• force

) urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate ;

3. (

• push ,
• force

) move with force; "He pushed the table into a corner" ;

4. (

• force ,
• thrust

) impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" ;

5. (

• wedge ,
• squeeze ,
• force

) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" ;

6. (

• force ,
• drive ,
• ram

) force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" ;

7. (

• force ,

) do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!" ;

8. (

• storm ,
• force ,

) take by force; "Storm the fort" ;