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forced

/fɔːst/ /fɔɹst/

Meanings
verb
To violate (a woman); to rape.

Examples :

"The attacker forced the young woman into the dark alley. "
sex inhuman law action

Related Words

Illustration stronghold

stronghold noun

/ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/ /ˈstɹɔŋˌhoʊld/

A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.

"The castle served as the king's stronghold, protecting him from invaders. "

Illustration limitations

limitations noun

/ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz/

The act of limiting or the state of being limited.

"Due to financial limitations, the school could not buy new computers for all the students. "

Illustration strengthen

strengthen verb

/ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/

To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.

"strengthen a muscle"

Illustration prioritize

prioritize verb

/pɹaɪˈɒɹətaɪz/ /pɹaɪˈɔːɹətaɪz/

To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance.

"To do well in school, students must prioritize their homework over watching television. "

Illustration prepositional

prepositional noun

/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃənəl/ /ˌpɹɛpəˈsɪʃənəl/

(grammar) The prepositional case.

""In some languages, the prepositional is a case that nouns take to show their relationship to prepositions like 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'." "

Illustration resistance

resistance noun

/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/

The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.

"the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics"

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration forcefully

forcefully adverb

/ˈfɔːrsfəli/ /ˈfɔːrsfʊli/

With either physical of coercive force; in a forceful manner; vigorously; powerfully.

"The wind blew the door shut forcefully, making everyone jump. "

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration complaining

complaining verb

/kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/

To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

Illustration specifically

specifically adverb

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/

In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly

"My teacher explained the new math formula specifically for students in the advanced class. "

Illustration possession

possession noun

/pəˈzɛʃən/

Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

"The library has possession of the rare book, even though it doesn't own it. "