force

noun

1. Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
2. The generalized abstraction of this concept.
3. A particular form or type of force.
4. A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.
5. An instance of a physical force.
6. Force understood as something of which there can be an amount.
7. Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
8. Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
9. Something that exerts influence.
10. Something that, over time, influences a system with which it interacts (with a connotation of underlyingness, subtlety, or indirectness).
11. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
12. Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
13. A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
14. Any large, organized group involved in a military engagement.
15. Military personnel, collectively, including any vehicles, ships, or aircraft. More broadly, the military or police altogether.
16. Synonym of police force.
17. The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
18. A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
19. Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
20. The annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.