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noun • a powerful effect or influence • (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity • physical energy or intensity • group of people willing to obey orders • a unit that is part of some military service • an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority • a group of people having the power of effective action • (of a law) having legal validity • a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base verb • to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means • urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate • move with force • impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably • squeeze like a wedge into a tight space • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically • do forcibly; exert force • take by force | ||||
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adjective • restricted to a particular condition of life verb • force somebody to do something • commit in order to fulfill an obligation • bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted | ||||
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verb • to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means | ||||
Compel
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FORCE which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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FORCE
Updated: November 1, 2025
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| Telegraph Quick02 Nov 2025 | Down 19 | |
| Eugene Sheffer21 Aug 2025 | Across 27 | |
| Telegraph Quick30 Jun 2025 | Down 16 | |
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