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noun
- Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
- A specific instance of coercing.
- Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
- Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
- The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context.
noun
- Relating to the threat of force or dubious means.
- The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.
- Relating to the use of numerous, diverse or indiscriminate means to achieve a particular result.
- Relating to shotguns, either in a present or past sense.
- A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line.
- An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, often with a running back set to one or both sides of him.
- A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
verb
- To send out many (requests, answers to a question, etc), especially in the hope that one obtains a positive result (i.e. reveals useful information, is correct, etc), in the manner of a shotgun firing many balls of shot such that one may hit a target.
- To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.
- To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.
- To rapidly drink a beverage from a can by making a hole in the bottom of the can, placing the hole above one's mouth, and opening the top.
- To employ the technique of shotgun debugging.
- To verbally lay claim to (something)
noun
- The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
- Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, after the formation of a bud or following a period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.
- A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.
- A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.
- The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device.
- The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
verb
- To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
- To compel (someone or something) to do something.
- To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
- To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
- To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
- To violate (a woman); to rape.
- To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
- To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
- To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
- To stuff; to lard; to farce.
noun
- A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.
- A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
- A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)
- The ability to attack, control, or constrain.
- A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
- Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
- Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
- Legal validity.
- Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
- Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
- Synonym of police force
- Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
- Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
- A waterfall or cascade.
noun
- the act of taking of a person by force
- the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
- a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
- any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
- the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
verb
- succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
- attract; cause to be enamored
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
noun
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
- one of two or more contesting groups
- either the left or right half of a body
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- an extended outer surface of an object
- an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)
- a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
- a family line of descent
- a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
- an elevated geological formation
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
verb
adj
noun
- An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
- An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
- An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part.
- The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
- That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
noun
- the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty
- the property of being physically or mentally strong
- capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
- physical energy or intensity
- an asset of special worth or utility
- the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
- capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
- the condition of financial success
- permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
verb
- To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
- To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
- Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
- To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
- To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
- To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
- To herd (horses or other livestock).
- To manage or supervise (people).
noun
noun
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs
- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
- a job in an organization
- the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
- the appropriate or customary location
- (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
- the act of putting something in a certain place
- a condition or position in which you find yourself
- a rationalized mental attitude
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
verb
noun
- That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
- The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
- A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.
- An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
- An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
- An excuse; an apology.
- That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
verb
verb
- To object to someone's argument by attacking the argument itself instead of them or a facet of their personality; to avoid or make the opposite of an ad hominem attack. Usually considered a positive action, and an avoidance of a fallacious argumentative technique. Often used in comparison to play the man and not the ball.
- To attack the ball instead of an opponent who is usually controlling the ball. Often considered a positive action, and sometimes a requirement not to concede a penalty.
noun
- A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
- A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
- A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
verb
adj
noun
- table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
- game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
- a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
- a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
- a person who counts things
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
- a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
- a return punch (especially by a boxer)
adv
verb
verb
- To use the motions of opposition or counteraction.
- To travel across, often under difficult conditions.
- To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
- To (make a cutting, an incline) across the gradients of a sloped face at safe rate.
- To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood.
- To deny formally.
- To visit all parts of; to explore thoroughly.
- To climb or descend a steep hill at a wide angle (relative to the slope).
- To rotate a gun around a vertical axis to bear upon a military target.
- To act against; to thwart or obstruct.
- To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
adj
adv
noun
- In trench warfare, a defensive trench built to prevent enfilade.
- A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the opposite party in any stage of the pleadings. The technical words introducing a traverse are absque hoc ("without this", i.e. without what follows).
- Something that thwarts or obstructs.
- The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in passing from one place to another; a compound course.
- A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.
- A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
- A series of points, with angles and distances measured between, traveled around a subject, usually for use as "control" i.e. angular reference system for later surveying work.
- A line lying across a figure or other lines; a transversal.
- A traverse board.
adv
- As a single given example, often the most obvious or important one and almost certainly enough to sway the argument, of several reasons for something.
- As one person among other people who may not hold the same opinion.
- As the first in a number of examples or reasons.
- I know you may not agree but I, for one, think we should get rid of this unfair piece of legislation.
verb
- take or capture by force
- take hold of; grab
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion
- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
- hook by a pull on the line
- affect
- capture the attention or imagination of
verb
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- operate or control a vehicle
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- cause to move back by force or influence
- compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
- push, propel, or press with force
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- have certain properties when driven
- work as a driver
- move by being propelled by a force
- urge forward
- proceed along in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- (hunting) search for game
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
noun
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a road leading up to a private house
- the trait of being highly motivated
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
noun
- opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
- an incompatibility of dates or events
- a disagreement or argument about something important
verb
prep
- Against, especially with force or violence.
- After the start of.
- Interested in or attracted to.
- Investigating the subject (of).
- Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".
- To or towards the inside of.
- Indicates transition into another form or substance.
- To or towards the region of.
- Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.
verb
- To summon (someone) to defend their honour in a duel, or their innocence in a trial by combat; to challenge.
- To accuse or charge (someone) with wrongdoing (especially treason).
- To be attractive.
- To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
- Of the accomplice of a felon: to make an accusation at common law against (the felon).
- To have recourse or resort to some physical means.
- To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc.
- Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- Of a fielding side; to ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that?" or "Howzat?".
- To apply to a superior court or judge to review and overturn (a decision or order by an inferior court or judge).
- Of a private person: to instituted legal proceedings (against another private person) for some heinous crime, demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered.
noun
- A summons to defend one's honour in a duel, or one's innocence in a trial by combat; a challenge.
- At common law, an accusation made against a felon by one of their accomplices (called an approver).
- An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- The act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not.
- The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued.
- A process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offence against the public; an accusation.
- A call to, or the use of, a principle or quality for purposes of persuasion.
- An accusation or charge against someone for wrongdoing (especially treason).
- A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
- A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
- A resort to some physical means; a recourse.
- A power to attract or interest.
verb
- To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.
- To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
- To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
- To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.
- To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
- To provide an acceptable explanation for.
- To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
- To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
noun
- The act of pushing an opponent away with an open hand.
- The passing of a completed project to another person or group.
- A pass made in a backward direction.
- The transfer of the radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another when the aircraft enters the receiving controller's airspace and radio communications with the aircraft are transferred.
- The transfer of control to another subsystem.
verb
- press or force
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- press firmly
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- squeeze or press together
noun
- the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- a twisting squeeze
- an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- a tight or amorous embrace
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
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