forçar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bull noun An adult male of cattle, or of certain other large animals such as elephants and whales.
- coerce verb To force someone into doing something, using pressure, threats, or intimidation.
- compel verb To force or pressure someone into doing something.
- force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
- muscle noun Body tissue that contracts to produce movement.
- push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
Senses
forçar is used for these senses in English:
- bull (intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction); to move aggressively.
- compel (transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.
- force (archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
- force (archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
- muscle (transitive) To use force to make progress, especially physical force.
- push (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
- push (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- shoehorn (transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
bull — full definition
- noun An adult male of cattle, or of certain other large animals such as elephants and whales.
- adj Describing a market where prices are rising or expected to rise.
- noun Nonsense; empty or dishonest talk (informal).
- noun An official document or edict issued by the Pope.
coerce — full definition
- verb To force someone into doing something, using pressure, threats, or intimidation.
- verb In computing, to force a value to convert from one data type to another.