[{"word":"forcing","phonetic":"/ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To violate (a woman); to rape.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To compel (someone or something) to do something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then."},{"definition":"To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"To force a lock."},{"definition":"To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag."},{"definition":"(whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To allow the force of; to value; to care for.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To stuff; to lard; to farce.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/force","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forcing"]}]