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forca — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • armament noun Weapons and military equipment, especially considered collectively.
  • force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
  • gibbet noun An upright post with a crossbar, once used to carry out executions and to display the body afterwards as a warning to others.
  • hanging adj Suspended or dangling from something.
  • horsepower noun A unit for measuring the power of an engine, roughly equal to 746 watts.
  • might aux Used to show that something is possible, though not certain.
  • muscle noun Body tissue that contracts to produce movement.
  • noose noun A loop of rope that tightens when pulled, most often associated with hangings or with the end of a lasso.
  • power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.
  • strength noun Physical power; the capacity to exert force or bear weight.

Senses

forca is used for these senses in English:

  • armament A body of forces equipped for war.
  • gibbet An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
  • hanging (countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
  • horsepower (figurative, uncountable) Strength, performance capability, specs, or similar.
  • might (uncountable) Physical strength or force.
  • muscle (uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.
  • noose An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
  • power (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.

armament — full definition

  1. noun Weapons and military equipment, especially considered collectively.
  2. noun The process of building up a country's military strength.

force — full definition

  1. noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
  2. noun In physics, a push or pull on an object, measured in newtons.
  3. noun An organized group, especially military or police, with a command structure.
  4. verb To make someone do something against their will, or to make something happen through effort or pressure.
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