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forced

for·ced

UK/fɔːst/ US/fɔɹst/ common

adjective

1.

produced by or subjected to forcing

  • “forced-air heating”
  • “furnaces of the forced-convection type”
  • “forced convection in plasma generators”
2.

forced or compelled

  • “promised to abolish forced labor”
3.

made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency

  • “a forced landing”
Synonyms
4.

lacking spontaneity; not natural

  • “a constrained smile”
  • “forced heartiness”
  • “a strained smile”
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Phrases

  • forced air
  • forced bet
  • forced bi
  • forced convection
  • forced disappearance
  • forced entry
  • forced error
  • forced expiratory time

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