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Meaning of 'forced' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Forced [ 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.
2 . Forced [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Force

Meaning of 'forced' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . forced [ a]
Meaning (1):
- produced by or subjected to forcing
Example in sentence:
  • forced convection in plasma generators;
  • forced-air heating;
  • furnaces of the forced-convection type
2 . forced [ s]
Meaning (2):
- lacking spontaneity; not natural
Example in sentence:
  • a constrained smile;
  • a strained smile;
  • forced heartiness
Meaning (3):
- made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency
Example in sentence:
  • a forced landing
Meaning (4):
- forced or compelled
Example in sentence:
  • promised to abolish forced labor

Nearby Words:

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