force out

noun

  1. 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

verb

  1. 1

    emit or cause to move with force of effort

    force out the air

    force out the splinter

  2. 2

    force with the thumb

    gouge out his eyes

  3. 3

    cause to come out in a squirt

    the boy squirted water at his little sister

  4. 4

    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

  5. 5

    press, force, or thrust out of a small space

    The weeds crowded out the flowers

  6. 6

    force or drive out

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

  7. 7

    terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

    The boss fired his secretary today

    The company terminated 25% of its workers

  8. 8

    force to leave (an office)

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