force

having legal validity

squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

a unit that is part of some military service

“he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men”

one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

“may the force be with you”

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

“he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one”

take by force

a group of people having the power of effective action

“he joined forces with a band of adventurers”

a powerful effect or influence

“the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them”

do forcibly; exert force

“Don't force it!”

the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

“force equals mass times acceleration”

group of people willing to obey orders

“a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens”

physical energy or intensity

“he hit with all the force he could muster”