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Adjective

1. Produced by or subjected to forcing

2. Forced or compelled

3. Made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency

4. Lacking spontaneity; not natural

Verb

1. To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

2. Urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

3. Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

4. Impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

5. Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

6. Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

7. Cause to move by pulling

8. Do forcibly; exert force

9. Take by force