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Force out Very Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Force out has 11 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

"the shortstop got the runner at second on a force"

2

An instance of an out created 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.

Verb
1

force to leave (an office)

2

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

"The boss fired his secretary today"

"The company terminated 25% of its workers"

3

force or drive out

"The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

4

press, force, or thrust out of a small space

"The weeds crowded out the flowers"

5

expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process

"The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"

6

cause to come out in a squirt

"the boy squirted water at his little sister"

7

force with the thumb

"gouge out his eyes"

8

emit or cause to move with force of effort

"force out the air"

"force out the splinter"

9

To cause something to be ejected

Example Sentences
"the shortstop got the runner at second on a force" noun
"The boss fired his secretary today" verb
"The company terminated 25% of its workers" verb
"The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." verb
"The weeds crowded out the flowers" verb
"The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months" verb
"the boy squirted water at his little sister" verb
"gouge out his eyes" verb
"force out the air" verb
"force out the splinter" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
engage
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
putout oust remove move displace eject discharge mutilate emit
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
overthrow retire pension off clean out furlough squeeze out dismiss hunt smoke out spritz extravasate
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
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