(horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed

present participle of force

(bridge) Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.

Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.

simple past tense and past participle of force

Obtained forcefully, not naturally. / Opened or accessed using force. / Produced by strain; not spontaneous; unsincere.

The characteristic or quality of being forceful

plural of forcing

With a substantial number of men capable of exerting force or of making a show of force. / With a substantial display of resources. / (law, insurance) In effect; applicable.

To make something larger fit in a smaller or tight place with brute force