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Noun
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(n)
duress
(compulsory force or threat)
"confessed under duress"
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(n)
force
(a powerful effect or influence)
"the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
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S:
(n)
pressure
(a force that compels)
"the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
S:
(n)
duress
(compulsory force or threat)
"confessed under duress"
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(n)
heartbeat
(an animating or vital unifying force)
"New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
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(n)
lifeblood
(an essential or life-giving force)
"water is the lifeblood of India"
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wheel
(forces that provide energy and direction)
"the wheels of government began to turn"
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(v)
force
[Related to:
force
] (do forcibly; exert force)
"Don't force it!"
W:
(v)
force
[Related to:
force
] (impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably)
"She forced her diet fads on him"
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force
[Related to:
force
] (urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate)
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W:
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force
[Related to:
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"