English to English
noun
- 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.
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verb
- force to leave (an office)
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- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
The boss fired his secretary today.
The company terminated 25% of its workers.
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- force or drive out
The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M..
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- press, force, or thrust out of a small space
The weeds crowded out the flowers.
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- 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.
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- cause to come out in a squirt
The boy squirted water at his little sister.
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- force with the thumb
Gouge out his eyes.
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- emit or cause to move with force of effort
Force out the air.
Force out the splinter.
source: WordNet 3.0