Force vs. Strength

Force vs. Strength — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Force and Strength

Forcenoun

Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.

the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract

Strengthnoun

The quality or degree of being strong.

It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.

Forcenoun

Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.

Strengthnoun

The intensity of a force or power; potency.

He had the strength of ten men.

Forcenoun

(countable) Anything that is able to make a big change in a person or thing.

Strengthnoun

The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.

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Forcenoun

A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)

Strengthnoun

A positive attribute.

We all have our own strengths and weaknesses.

Forcenoun

Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.

Strengthnoun

(obsolete) Armed force, body of troops.

Forcenoun

(countable) A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.

police force

Strengthnoun

(obsolete) A strong place; a stronghold.

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Forcenoun

(uncountable) The ability to attack, control, or constrain.

show of force

Strengthverb

(obsolete) To give strength to; to strengthen.

Forcenoun

(countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.

Strengthnoun

the property of being physically or mentally strong;

fatigue sapped his strength

Forcenoun

(legal) Legal validity.

The law will come into force in January.

Strengthnoun

capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war;

we faced an army of great strengthpoliticians have neglected our military posture

Forcenoun

(legal) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.

Strengthnoun

physical energy or intensity;

he hit with all the force he could musterit was destroyed by the strength of the galea government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man

Forcenoun

Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.

Strengthnoun

an asset of special worth or utility;

cooking is his forte

Forcenoun

(science fiction) A binding, metaphysical, and ubiquitous power in the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas.

Strengthnoun

the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty;

the strength of his argument settled the matter

Forcenoun

A waterfall or cascade.

Strengthnoun

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation);

he adjusted the intensity of the soundthey measured the station's signal strength

Forceverb

(transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.

Strengthnoun

capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;

the toxin's potencythe strength of the drinks

Forceverb

To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.

Strengthnoun

the condition of financial success;

the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks

Forceverb

(transitive) To compel (someone or something) to do something.

Strengthnoun

permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force;

they advertised the durability of their products

Forceverb

(transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.

Forceverb

(transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).

Forceverb

(transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.

The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then.

Forceverb

(transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).

To force a lock.

Forceverb

To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.

Forceverb

To create an out 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.

Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag.

Forceverb

(whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.

Forceverb

(archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.

Forceverb

(archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.

Forceverb

(obsolete) To allow the force of; to value; to care for.

Forceverb

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

Forcenoun

a unit that is part of some military service;

he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men

Forcenoun

one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority;

the mysterious presence of an evil powermay the force be with youthe forces of evil

Forcenoun

(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity;

force equals mass times acceleration

Forcenoun

group of people willing to obey orders;

a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens

Forcenoun

a powerful effect or influence;

the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them

Forcenoun

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists);

he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one

Forcenoun

physical energy or intensity;

he hit with all the force he could musterit was destroyed by the strength of the galea government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man

Forcenoun

a group of people having the power of effective action;

he joined forces with a band of adventurers

Forcenoun

(of a law) having legal validity;

the law is still in effect

Forceverb

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :

She forced him to take a job in the cityHe squeezed her for information

Forceverb

urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

Forceverb

move with force,

He pushed the table into a corner

Forceverb

impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;

She forced her diet fads on him

Forceverb

squeeze like a wedge into a tight space;

I squeezed myself into the corner

Forceverb

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;

She rammed her mind into focusHe drives me mad

Forceverb

do forcibly; exert force;

Don't force it!

Forceverb

cause to move along the ground by pulling;

draw a wagonpull a sled

Forceverb

take by force;

Storm the fort