Meaning

2 senses

  1. To cause something to be ejected

    We are going to force out intolerance.

    cause to come out in a squirt

  2. 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

    Jones forced out Smith to end the inning.

Examples

13 sentences

  1. I feel he is trying to force me out.

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  2. Little by little, the life force died out in him.

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  3. They forced me out.

    ruОни меня выгнали. — marafon

    deSie zwangen mich, hervorzukommen. — Yorwba

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  4. Security forces were called out.

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  5. The force held out bravely against their enemy's attacks.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

forces out, forcing out, forced out, forced out
Base formforce out · to force out
3rd person singularforces out
Present participleforcing out
Past simpleforced out
Past participleforced out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforce out
he, she, itforces out

Past simpleLesson

all personsforced out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave forced out
he, she, ithas forced out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill force out

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

22 synonyms
extrudeoust
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forbearanceforbidA2forceA2forcefulforcefullyB2forcepsforcibly
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