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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Forcing \For"cing\, n.
     1. The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately,
        prematurely, or with unusual expedition.
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     2. (Gardening) The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits
        at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed
        or by the use of artificial heat.
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     Forcing bed or Forcing pit, a plant bed having an under
        layer of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding
        bottom heat for forcing plants; a hotbed.
  
     Forcing engine, a fire engine.
  
     Forcing fit (Mech.), a tight fit, as of one part into a
        hole in another part, which makes it necessary to use
        considerable force in putting the two parts together.
  
     Forcing house, a greenhouse for the forcing of plants,
        fruit trees, etc.
  
     Forcing machine, a powerful press for putting together or
        separating two parts that are fitted tightly one into
        another, as for forcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing
        off a car wheel from the axle.
  
     Forcing pump. See Force pump
        (b) .
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Force \Force\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forced; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Forcing.] [OF. forcier, F. forcer, fr. LL. forciare,
     fortiare. See Force, n.]
     1. To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a
        power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or
        intellectual means; to coerce; as, masters force slaves to
        labor.
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     2. To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force
        conviction on the mind.
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     3. To do violence to; to overpower, or to compel by violence
        to one's will; especially, to ravish; to violate; to
        commit rape upon.
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              To force their monarch and insult the court.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              I should have forced thee soon wish other arms.
                                                    --Milton.
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              To force a spotless virgin's chastity. --Shak.
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     4. To obtain, overcome, or win by strength; to take by
        violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault;
        to storm, as a fortress; as, to force the castle; to force
        a lock.
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     5. To impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main
        strength or violence; -- with a following adverb, as
        along, away, from, into, through, out, etc.
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              It stuck so fast, so deeply buried lay
              That scarce the victor forced the steel away.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              To force the tyrant from his seat by war. --Sahk.
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              Ethelbert ordered that none should be forced into
              religion.                             --Fuller.
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     6. To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding;
        to enforce. [Obs.]
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              What can the church force more?       --J. Webster.
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     7. 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 conceit or metaphor; to
        force a laugh; to force fruits.
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              High on a mounting wave my head I bore,
              Forcing my strength, and gathering to the shore.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     8. (Whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a
        trick by leading a suit of which he has none.
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     9. To provide with forces; to re["e]nforce; to strengthen by
        soldiers; to man; to garrison. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     10. To allow the force of; to value; to care for. [Obs.]
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               For me, I force not argument a straw. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To compel; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce;
          drive; press; impel.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Force \Force\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forced; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Forcing.] [OF. forcier, F. forcer, fr. LL. forciare,
     fortiare. See Force, n.]
     1. To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a
        power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or
        intellectual means; to coerce; as, masters force slaves to
        labor.
  
     2. To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force
        conviction on the mind.
  
     3. To do violence to; to overpower, or to compel by violence
        to one;s will; especially, to ravish; to violate; to
        commit rape upon.
  
              To force their monarch and insult the court.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
              I should have forced thee soon wish other arms.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              To force a spotless virgin's chastity. --Shak.
  
     4. To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or
        struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm,
        as a fortress.
  
     5. To impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main
        strength or violence; -- with a following adverb, as
        along, away, from, into, through, out, etc.
  
              It stuck so fast, so deeply buried lay That scarce
              the victor forced the steel away.     --Dryden.
  
              To force the tyrant from his seat by war. --Sahk.
  
              Ethelbert ordered that none should be forced into
              religion.                             --Fuller.
  
     6. To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding;
        to enforce. [Obs.]
  
              What can the church force more?       --J. Webster.
  
     7. 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.
  
              High on a mounting wave my head I bore, Forcing my
              strength, and gathering to the shore. --Dryden.
  
     8. (Whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a
        trick by leading a suit of which he has none.
  
     9. To provide with forces; to re["e]nforce; to strengthen by
        soldiers; to man; to garrison. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     10. To allow the force of; to value; to care for. [Obs.]
  
               For me, I force not argument a straw. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To compel; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce;
          drive; press; impel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Forcing \For"cing\, n.
     1. The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately,
        prematurely, or with unusual expedition.
  
     2. (Gardening) The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits
        at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed
        or by the use of artificial heat.
  
     Forcing bed or pit, a plant bed having an under layer of
        fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding bottom heat
        for forcing plants; a hotbed.
  
     Forcing engine, a fire engine.
  
     Forcing fit (Mech.), a tight fit, as of one part into a
        hole in another part, which makes it necessary to use
        considerable force in putting the two parts together.
  
     Forcing house, a greenhouse for the forcing of plants,
        fruit trees, etc.
  
     Forcing machine, a powerful press for putting together or
        separating two parts that are fitted tightly one into
        another, as for forcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing
        off a car wheel from the axle.
  
     Forcing pump. See Force pump
        (b) .

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  forcing
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 αθλητική επίθεση εναντίον ενός αντίπαλος που υποχρεώνεται να
  παραμείνει σε αμυντικός θέση
     2 (ετικ μτφρ οικείο γλ=fr) σταθερή επίθεση, πίεση (εναντίον ενός
  πραγματικού ή φανταστικού αντιπάλου)
     3 έντονη προσπάθεια ή εξάσκηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  forcing
     a.
     (lb en bridge) Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue
  bidding rather than pass.
     n.
     1 (lb en horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season
  than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
     2 (lb en photography) An extension in the development time of an
  underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
     3 (lb en set theory) A technique used to prove the consistency of
  certain axioms in set theory. See (w: forcing (mathematics)).
     4 (lb en climatology countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a
  system; the net change in an energy balance.
     vb.
     (present participle of en force nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  forcing
     a.
     (lb en bridge) Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue
  bidding rather than pass.
     n.
     1 (lb en horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season
  than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
     2 (lb en photography) An extension in the development time of an
  underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
     3 (lb en set theory) A technique used to prove the consistency of
  certain axioms in set theory. See (w: forcing (mathematics)).
     4 (lb en climatology countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a
  system; the net change in an energy balance.
     vb.
     (present participle of en force nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  forcing
     a.
     (lb en bridge) Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue
  bidding rather than pass.
     n.
     1 (lb en horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season
  than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
     2 (lb en photography) An extension in the development time of an
  underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
     3 (lb en set theory) A technique used to prove the consistency of
  certain axioms in set theory. See (w: forcing (mathematics)).
     4 (lb en climatology countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a
  system; the net change in an energy balance.
     vb.
     (present participle of en force nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  forcing
     a.
     (lb en bridge) Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue
  bidding rather than pass.
     n.
     1 (lb en horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season
  than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
     2 (lb en photography) An extension in the development time of an
  underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
     3 (lb en set theory) A technique used to prove the consistency of
  certain axioms in set theory. See (w: forcing (mathematics)).
     4 (lb en climatology countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a
  system; the net change in an energy balance.
     vb.
     (present participle of en force nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  forcing
     Ranska n.
     pakotus, painostus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  forcing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en force ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb force)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Forcing /fˈɔːsɪŋ/
  الإجبار

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  forcing /fˈɔːsɪŋ/ 
  nutící

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  forcing /fˈɔːsɪŋ/ 
  nutí