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Practice of feeding a human or animal against their will
Force-feeding is the practice of feeding a human or animal against their will. The term gavage (UK: /ˈɡævɑːʒ, ɡæˈvɑːʒ/, US: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/, French: [ɡavaʒ]
Force-feeding
Practice at Guantanamo Bay prison
initiated force-feeding programs. In 2005, Captain John Edmonson, who was then Naval Base's chief medical officer, asserted that force feeding was a last
Guantanamo_force_feeding
French culinary dish
gras is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by gavage (force feeding). Foie gras is a delicacy in French cuisine. Its flavour is rich, buttery
Foie_gras
of Leblouh (Arabic: البلوح, romanized: lə-blūḥ) is the practice of force-feeding girls from as young as five, through to teenagers, in Mauritania, Western
Women_in_Mauritania
British movement for women's suffrage
even a week, to which the government responded by force-feeding them. The first suffragette to be force fed was Evaline Hilda Burkitt. The death of one
Suffragette
Series of protests by Guantanamo Bay detainees
has media related to Guantanamo force-feeding. Carol Rosenberg, "Ramadan at Guantanamo Bay includes nightly force-feedings", Miami Herald, 24 August 2010
Guantanamo_Bay_hunger_strikes
Status of legal issue concerning ethical food consumption and animal welfare
involves the force-feeding of birds with more food than they would eat in the wild, and more than they would voluntarily eat domestically. The feed, usually
Foie_gras_controversy
Medical device used to provide nutrition to people
The state of being fed by a feeding tube is called enteral (using the gastrointestinal tract) feeding or tube feeding. Placement may be temporary for
Feeding_tube
Chinese roast duck dish
need of force-feeding, which reduces animal suffering and frees up human labor: each laborer could raise 500 force-fed ducks or 5,000 non-force-feed ducks
Peking_duck
American right-to-die activist (born c. 1958–2014)
regarding the Bouvia case. Bouvia tried to resist the force-feeding by biting through the feeding tube. Four attendants would then hold her down while
Elizabeth_Bouvia
Provisional IRA hunger striker (1949–1974)
Stagg were transferred to the prison hospital for observation, and force-feeding began two weeks later. Stagg would die during a later hunger strike
Michael Gaughan (Irish republican)
Michael_Gaughan_(Irish_republican)
British suffragette (1858–1928)
frequently force-fed the women, using tubes inserted through the nose or mouth. The painful techniques (which, in the case of mouth-feeding, required the
Emmeline_Pankhurst
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
precursor to forcible feeding and militancy was against the will of God, therefore the church could not act against forcible feeding. Research indicates
Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill-Health) Act 1913
Prisoners_(Temporary_Discharge_for_Ill-Health)_Act_1913
Force-feeding of girls for marriage
Leblouh (Arabic: البلوح, romanized: lə-blūḥ) is the practice of force-feeding girls from as young as five to nineteen, in countries where obesity was
Leblouh
British suffragette
that Burkitt was being force-fed up to four times a day. She "suffers agonies with her nerves ... She is sick after every feeding ... Her throat is in a
Evaline_Hilda_Burkitt
Form of protest or political activism
strike is often terminated by the custodial entity through the use of force-feeding. Fasting was used as a method of protesting injustice in pre-Christian
Hunger_strike
Indian revolutionary and independence fighter (1904–1933)
in Arms Act Case). and 30 others. Singh died on 17 May 1933 due to force feeding. Mohit Moitra and Mohan Kishore Namadas also died during the hunger
Mahavir_Singh_(revolutionary)
United States military prison in southeastern Cuba
Hunger-striking detainees claimed that guards were force feeding them in the fall of 2005: "Detainees said large feeding tubes were forcibly shoved up their noses
Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
Greek urban guerrilla organization (1975–2002)
the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "Court orders force-feeding of '17. November' convict Koufontinas on hunger & thirst strike". Keep
Revolutionary Organization 17 November
Revolutionary_Organization_17_November
English actor (born 1946)
force-feeding. Since then, he has supported the animal protection organisation on its campaign to ban the import of foie gras made by force-feeding in
Peter_Egan
Type of American intensive animal farming
concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an intensive animal feeding operation (AFO)
Concentrated animal feeding operation
Concentrated_animal_feeding_operation
PIRA volunteer (1950–2013)
June. The International Medical Council later ruled the practice of force-feeding hunger strikers unethical. On the back of the hunger-striking campaign
Dolours_Price
that the force-feeding was "used to break spirits, not to feed prisoners – it was torture," describing his personal experience of being force-fed in 1980:
Palestinian prisoners' hunger strikes
Palestinian_prisoners'_hunger_strikes
Indian revolutionary
The prison administration responded with force. On January 26 and 27, authorities began forcibly feeding him. A particularly violent instance of this
Harendranath_Munshi
Species of bird in Eurasia
when feeding their young. For centuries, a rite of passage for French gourmets was the eating of the Ortolan. These tiny birds—captured alive, force-fed
Ortolan_bunting
American rapper (born 1973)
(aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantánamo Bay procedure – video". The Guardian. Retrieved July 8, 2013. "Yasiin Bey force-feeding video launches
Yasiin_Bey
2018 gothic folk horror film by Gareth Evans
but is killed by a masked figure, The Grinder, whom Thomas witnesses force-feeding Jeremy's body to The Goddess. Sneaking past, he finds Jennifer alive
Apostle_(film)
Scottish physician
suffragettes on Leith Walk. Later in 1914 he was the official physician at the force-feeding of four female prisoners held at Perth Prison and subject to the new
Hugh_Ferguson_Watson
the constitutionality of forcibly feeding prison inmates on hunger strikes. The court ruled in favor of force feeding. The defendant in the case, William
Lantz_v._Coleman
Governor of Florida since 2019
oversaw the force-feeding of detainees and DeSantis acknowledged that he advised the commander of the base about the use of force feeding. In 2007, DeSantis
Ron_DeSantis
British suffragette (1869–1923)
have been attributed in part to the trauma of her hunger strike and force feeding by the prison authorities. Lytton was the third of seven children of
Lady_Constance_Bulwer-Lytton
Spanish farmer
Holm is a Spanish farmer who makes goose foie gras without gavage (force feeding), at his farm in Extremadura. Chef Dan Barber described his experience
Eduardo_Sousa
Violent acts against women and girls
for marriage because obesity is seen as desirable. This practice of force-feeding is known as leblouh or gavage. The practice dates back to the 11th century
Violence_against_women
Physical restraint device
used to restrain prisoners at Guantanamo Bay detention camp during force-feeding, and China is accused of using them as a form of torture. In the West
Restraint_chair
Taiwanese ceremonial pigs
projects for children to create decorated pig statues. The practice of feeding the pigs to become so heavy has been criticized as inhumane, partly because
Shen_Zhu
Algerian-Bosnian formerly detained at Guantanamo Bay detention camp from 2002 to 2009
was force fed twice a day by having a feeding tube inserted in his nose and down into his stomach. His lawyer, Stephen Oleskey, described the force feeding
Lakhdar_Boumediene
Practice of separating calves and mothers
The esophageal feeder is an excellent device for force-feeding colostrum to these calves or for feeding electrolytes to sick calves. This inexpensive piece
Cow-calf_separation
2007 novel by Han Kang
has given up food altogether, and when In-hye witnesses the doctors force-feeding her and threatening sedation to prevent vomiting, In-hye bites the nurse
The_Vegetarian
English suffragette (1872–1913)
strike; the authorities broke down the cell doors and force-fed the strikers. Following the force-feeding, Davison decided on what she described as a "desperate
Emily_Davison
German bodybuilder
Russia Dennis Wolf Talks About Depression, Force-feeding, & Ancient Aliens Dennis Wolf Looks Back on 'Force Feeding' to 315 Lbs, Talks Life After Career-Ending
Dennis_Wolf
British suffragette (born c. 1874)
that this force-feeding involved attempts to feed through the rectum and the vagina which resulted in serious damage. Gordon's force-feeding was to last
Frances_Gordon
Former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army
the food mixer and pour it into a funnel attached to the tube. The force-feeding takes 15 minutes but it feels like forever. You're in control of nothing
Marian_Price
Subspecies of bird
canard, while drakes – which are better able to withstand the gavage or force-feeding employed – are reared for foie gras de canard. In countries such as
Domestic_Muscovy_duck
Management of farm animals
and 6d [each year] and 20 acres of meadow [for livestock]. Woodland for [feeding] 70 pigs." The improvements of animal husbandry in the medieval period
Animal_husbandry
Spanish turkey fed alcohol
Force-feeding alcohol to turkeys, previously practiced, has been banned.[when?] Modern pava borracha is achieved by finishing the turkeys on feed with
Pava_borracha
British workers union member
to the lunatic asylum. It also included Mary Leigh's description of force feeding: ...the drums of the ears seem to be bursting, and there is a horrible
William_Ball_(suffragist)
Air Force Security Forces dog handler attached to the Army's 3rd Special Forces Group in Afghanistan with a German Shepherd U.S. Naval Security Force K-9
Dogs_in_warfare
Killing of the elderly in Tamil Nadu, India
temperature sufficiently to cause heart failure. Alternative methods involve force feeding cow's milk while plugging the nose, causing breathing difficulties (the
Thalaikoothal
Scottish suffragette and hunger striker (1886–1980)
of dangerous protests during a royal visit if Scott was force-fed, she suffered force feeding throughout her imprisonment three times a day for a period
Arabella_Scott
U.S. prison escape
prison, was authorized by a judge to be force-fed, who additionally ordered Sweat to comply with the force feeding as well as cooperate with hydration and
2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape
2015_Clinton_Correctional_Facility_escape
American breed of domestic duck
domesticated in China some 3000 years ago, and possibly much earlier. Force-feeding of ducks is documented from the tenth century, under the Five Dynasties
American_Pekin
Negligent or abusive action against animals by humans
involves the force-feeding of birds with more food than they would eat in the wild, and more than they would voluntarily eat domestically. The feed, usually
Cruelty_to_animals
Topics referred to by the same term
next base Force (cereal), a wheat flake cereal Coming into force Force Motors, an Indian automotive company Force-feeding, the practice of feeding a human
Force_(disambiguation)
the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "Court orders force-feeding of '17. November' convict Koufontinas on hunger & thirst strike". Keep
List_of_hunger_strikes
Eye-gouging Finger/hand removal Flagellation Flaying Foot roasting Force-feeding Forced circumcision Goat's tongue Half-hanging Hamstringing Hanging
List_of_torture_methods
fasting 1909 The Women's Tax Resistance League founded September 1909: Force-feeding introduced to hunger strikers in English prisons 1910: Lady Constance
Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom
Women's_suffrage_in_the_United_Kingdom
Medal awarded to British suffragettes
strike and forcible feeding. The medals could be issued with more than one bar representing multiple hunger strikes or force-feeding. Each Hunger Strike
Hunger_Strike_Medal
British suffragist (1881–1970)
women’s suffrage in America and Canada, recounting how she had endued force feeding. When she spoke in Vancouver, tickets to her speech sold out so quickly
Dorothy_Pethick
Conspiracy Case) and 30 others. He died on 26 May 1933 due to the brutal force feeding process. Mohit Moitra and Mahavir Singh also died during the Hunger
Mohan_Kishore_Namadas
U.S. state statute banning force feeding of birds
Bill 1520 (S.B. 1520) is a California State statute that prohibits the "force feed[ing of] a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird's liver beyond normal
California_foie_gras_law
British teacher and suffragette
secretary and prison authorities on their behalf. Ernest Helby (who did the force feeding) wrote to the Home Office after being threatened in the street by Ainsworth
Laura_Ainsworth
Blood sport involving donkeys attacking dogs
Spain; people would bait them by beating and jostling the donkeys and force-feeding them alcohol. In 2003, animal rights activist Tony Moore successfully
Donkey-baiting
30 others. He was courted martyrdom on 28 May 1933 due to the brutal force feeding process. Mahavir Singh and Mohan Kishore Namadas also died due to pneumonia
Mohit_Moitra
Irish revolutionary and politician (1885–1917)
heart failure and congestion of the lungs, and that this was due to force-feeding combined with the previous removal of his bed and boots (which had left
Thomas_Ashe
Veterinary procedure
('destroyed' in British legal terms) Lack of a home, caretaker or resources for feeding "Convenience euthanasia", if the owner no longer wants to care for the
Animal_euthanasia
Cooperative hunting method used by some cetaceans
the feeding phase. During the feeding phase several orcas begin to eat while the others continue herding the fish to maintain the ball. The feeding orcas
Carousel_feeding
Hybrid duck
more temperamental Muscovies did not accept the process of gavage (force feeding) as readily as Pekins, causing the quality of the foie gras to suffer
Mulard
Yemeni former Guantanamo Bay detainee (born 1980)
authorities have been force-feeding hunger strikers. In January 2006, camp authorities started using "restraint chairs" to feed detainees. The Center
Mohammed_Ali_Bawazir
Branch of agriculture
to be allotted a portion of feed. The individual feeding system also facilitates individual medication of pigs through feed. This has more significance
Intensive_animal_farming
Part of animal husbandry
chickens eat, which can lead to unreliable productivity, though supplementary feeding reduces this uncertainty. The benefits of free-range poultry farming for
Poultry_farming
1967 American documentary film
It also depicts inmates/patients required to strip naked publicly, force feeding, and the indifference and bullying by many of the hospital's staff.
Titicut_Follies
Genus of snakes
available are wild caught.[citation needed] Many owners have resorted to force-feeding their Dasypeltis because the animal seems not to be eating. Like large
Dasypeltis
Process of segregating organisms in biology
However, culling can act as a selection force intentionally implemented by humans to counteract the selection force of trophy hunting. Hunting typically
Culling
Species of reptile
food for more than two weeks, although force feeding may be recommended before then and until they begin feeding by themselves. Like other monitor lizards
Black_tree_monitor
English suffragette and hotelier (1863–1940)
English suffragette and hotelier who wrote about her experiences being force fed in prison. Bland was born in Bayston Hill, Shropshire, the oldest of
Violet_Bland
Mascot for Planters Peanuts
Adam Ross, a man fantasizes about killing his peanut-allergic wife by force-feeding her peanuts. "He poured out a handful and ate them and then wiped the
Mr._Peanut
American law firm
notice before initiating a force-feeding, and to provide lawyers with the detainees' medical records a week before force-feeding. Paul, Weiss advised the
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Paul,_Weiss,_Rifkind,_Wharton_&_Garrison
American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)
tormented Bearer throughout the night by throwing a dodgeball at him and force feeding and throwing pizza all over him. Edge then used Bearer to call for Kane
Paul_Bearer
Autonomous feeding of animals
Aquatic feeding mechanisms face a special difficulty as compared to feeding on land, because the density of water is about the same as that of the prey
Aquatic_feeding_mechanisms
American suffragist (1879–1966)
starving in prison?". Again, this resulted in prison, self-starving and force feeding. Burns had been given a Hunger Strike Medal 'for Valour' by WSPU. While
Lucy_Burns
UK movement for women's suffrage, 1903–1918
the group's members engaged in hunger strikes and were subject to force-feeding. Emmeline Pankhurst said the group's goal was "to make England and every
Women's Social and Political Union
Women's_Social_and_Political_Union
American agriculture company
Golgowski, Nina (March 19, 2019). "Chemical Company Agrees To Stop Force-Feeding Beagles With Fungicide". HuffPost. Boudreau, Catherine (February 7,
Corteva
Israeli politician and refusenik (born 1948)
his mail, and he was force-fed at least 35 times, which he describes as "a sort of torture". Sharansky later opposed force-feeding of Palestinian detainees
Natan_Sharansky
American activist (1885–1977)
daily force-feeding to keep Paul strong enough to finish her month-long sentence. Though the prisons staunchly maintained that the force-feeding of prisoners
Alice_Paul
1989 film by Peter Greenaway
Georgina is visiting Pup in the hospital; they torture Michael to death by force-feeding him pages from his books. Georgina discovers his body when she returns
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The_Cook,_the_Thief,_His_Wife_&_Her_Lover
day. The process of force-feeding, often referred to as "refeeding" within the prison system, can be as severe as inserting feeding tubes into prisoner's
2013 California prisoner hunger strike
2013_California_prisoner_hunger_strike
Genus of extinct fishes
decrease effective suction force. Additionally, they noted that Dunkleosteus lived in an open water environment, where suction feeding on larger prey is mostly
Dunkleosteus
Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee (1979–2006)
force-feeding, and for a period of time afterward. DOD said this was done to ensure that the detainees could not induce vomiting and void the force-fed
Ali_Abdullah_Ahmed
Fictional character from Jujutsu Kaisen
Shibuya Incident, Yuji is gravely injured, and the Cursed Spirit Jogo force-feeds him many of Sukuna's fingers. Sukuna, indifferent to Jogo but ultimately
Ryomen_Sukuna
Former British daily newspaper
W. Nevinson resigned from the paper when it refused to condemn the force-feeding of suffragettes. In 1912, the News merged with the Morning Leader, and
The_Daily_News_(UK)
Incident between British soldiers and Iraqi police
Hathor's QRF (Quick Reaction Force) in Basra, whilst a MQ-1 Predator drone and Lynx helicopter fed the UK JOC a live feed on the prison. Members of Number
Basra_prison_incident
Treatment of and laws concerning non-human animals in France
Maritime Fishing Code gives more detail on what constitutes cruelty. Force-feeding geese and ducks to produce foie gras is exempted from anti-cruelty legislation
Animal welfare and rights in France
Animal_welfare_and_rights_in_France
2013 American film
Nikolay and Ivan arrive and clean up all evidence of the crime. Ivan then force-feeds Katie ketamine, rendering her unconscious. Katie wakes and finds herself
I_Spit_on_Your_Grave_2
Dog breed
The puppy also may not eat unless force-fed. Hypoglycaemia and dehydration seem to go hand-in-hand, and force-feeding or injecting fluids may also be necessary
Yorkshire_Terrier
German breed of duck
countries. The mallard was probably domesticated in China before 1000 AD. Force-feeding of ducks is documented from the tenth century, under the Five Dynasties
German_Pekin
Book by Marcus Porcius Cato Censorius maior
code: la Punic porridge Wheat pap Starch Bleaching salt Kneading bread Force-feeding hens, geese, and squab Making a food offering to Mars for the health
De_agri_cultura
2017 Indian film
his presence and kills Edward by throwing him off the stairs after force-feeding him with alcohol. Still on tracking Ila, Adam goes to Edward's grave
Adam_Joan
British suffragette and painter (1869–1955)
Retrieved 9 February 2019. "Chapter 5. Force-feeding and beyond –". Retrieved 25 June 2022. "Force-feeding Case Studies – Ethel Moorhead, Suffragette"
Ethel_Moorhead
American Progressive Era radical feminist
first female political prisoner in the United States to be subjected to force feeding. Mrs. Byrne was prepared to starve herself to death in support of her
Ethel_Byrne
1984 novel by Iain Banks
arrested some years prior for arson and terrorising the local children by force-feeding them live maggots. Eric often calls him from a pay-phone to inform Frank
The_Wasp_Factory
FORCE FEEDING
FORCE FEEDING
Surname or Lastname
Italian
Italian : from the personal name Forte, from Late Latin fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort) or from a short form of a medieval personal name formed with this element, as for example Fortebraccio (‘strong arm’).Slovenian : shortened form of the personal name Fortunat, Latin Fortunatus.English : variant of Fort.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Soul, Life force
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Ford 1 and 2. This is a very common spelling in Ireland.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Førde (there are eleven on the west coast), from Old Norse fyrði, dative of fjórðr ‘fjord’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Force to move forward, Force
Girl/Female
British, English
Force
Girl/Female
Indian
Force to move forward, Force
Biblical
violence, force
Girl/Female
Hindi
Vital force.
Boy/Male
Indian
God of force
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Force; Might
Boy/Male
Muslim
Strength, Force, Occupation
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fosse. There has been some confusion with northwestern English force in the sense of ‘waterfall’, it is possible that the surname may also have arisen as a topographic name for someone living by a waterfall.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a fortress or stronghold, Old French force, Late Latin fortia, a derivative of fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort). There are several places named with this word (for example in Aude, and baronial lands in the Dordogne), and it may also be a habitational name from any of these.
Boy/Male
English
A shallow place used to cross a river or stream. Surname.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : topographic name for someone who lived near a forge or smithy, Middle English, Old French forge (from Latin fabrica ‘workshop’, a derivative of faber ‘smith’, ‘workman’; compare Lefevre). The surname is thus in most cases a metonymic occupational name for a smith or someone employed by a smith.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Force.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
River Crossing; A Shallow Place Used to Cross a River; Stream; Surname
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Force
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Force.Perhaps an altered form of Dutch Voorhees.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Parsi
Destructive Force
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset and Avon)
English (Somerset and Avon) : variant of Fosse.Americanized form of French Fortier.
FORCE FEEDING
FORCE FEEDING
Boy/Male
Muslim
Following. Subsequent.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Aryaki | à®…à®°à¯à®¯à®¾à®•à¯€
Respected, Honored, Goddess  durga
Female
Hindi/Indian
(मोहिनी) Hindi myth name of one of Vishnu's avatars, MOHINI means "bewitching." In this form, he was a beautiful woman who enchanted some demons who had stolen the amrita; he was able to enchant them and regain possession of it.
Girl/Female
Biblical
My peace, my happiness, my recompense.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Brindha | பà¯à®°à¯€à®¨à¯à®¤à®¾Â
Tulsi (Basil) or Goddess Radha
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the popular medieval personal name Hudde, which is of complex origin. It is usually explained as a pet form of Hugh, but there was a pre-existing Old English personal name, Hūda, underlying place names such as Huddington, Worcestershire. This personal name may well still have been in use at the time of the Norman Conquest. If so, it was absorbed by the Norman Hugh and its many diminutives. Reaney adduces evidence that Hudde was also regarded as a pet form of Richard.German : from a short form of a Germanic compound personal name formed with hut ‘guard’ as the first element.Variant spelling of German Hütt (see Huett).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hut, German Hut ‘hat’ (see Huth).
Boy/Male
Arabic
Order; Discipline
Boy/Male
Norse
The glorious Thor.
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, German, Swedish
Protection; Safety; Peaceful Ruler; Lady; Gracious; Elf Strength
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kondasamy | கோநà¯à®¤à®¾à®¸à®®à¯à®¯Â
Lord venkateswara
FORCE FEEDING
FORCE FEEDING
FORCE FEEDING
FORCE FEEDING
FORCE FEEDING
n.
To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
v. i.
To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter.
n.
To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by unnatural effort; as, to force a consient or metaphor; to force a laugh; to force fruits.
n.
To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
prep.
Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.
imp. & p. p.
of Force
n.
Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force; centrifugal force.
n.
The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
n.
To provide with forces; to reenforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
v. i.
To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard.
a.
Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.
n.
Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term.
v. t.
To impel forward slowly; as, to forge a ship forward.
pl.
of Fore tooth
v. t.
To stuff; to lard; to farce.
n.
To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means; to coerce; as, masters force slaves to labor.
n.
To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind.
n.
One who, or that which, forces or drives.
n.
Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation.
v. t.
Ridiculous or empty show; as, a mere farce.