| VERB | social | force out, depose | force to leave (an office) |
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| social | force out, displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, give the sack, terminate | terminate the employment of | |
| motion | force out, rout out, drive out, rouse | force or drive out | |
| motion | force out, crowd out | press, force, or thrust out of a small space | |
| contact | force out, evict | expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process | |
| contact | force out, squirt, squeeze out, eject | cause to come out in a squirt | |
| contact | force out, gouge | force with the thumb | |
| body | force out | emit or cause to move with force of effort | |
| NOUN | act | force out, force-out, force play, force | a putout of a base runner who is required to run |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | force-out, force play, force | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | putout | An out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout) |
| Meaning | Force to leave (an office) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | depose | |
| Narrower | overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down | Cause the downfall of |
| Broader | oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel | Remove from a position or office |
| Spanish | deponer, destituir | |
| Catalan | deposar | |
| Meaning | Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, give the sack, terminate | |
| Narrower | clean out | Force out |
| dismiss, send packing, send away, drop | stop associating with | |
| furlough, lay off | dismiss, usually for economic reasons | |
| pension off | let go from employment with an attractive pension | |
| retire | make (someone) retire | |
| squeeze out | Force out | |
| Broader | remove | Remove from a position or an office |
| Opposite | hire, engage, employ | Engage or hire for work |
| Spanish | dar aviso, dejar cesante, despachar, despedir, destituir, echar, exonerar, finiquitar, poder | |
| Catalan | acomiadar, despedir, destituir, fer fora | |
| Meaning | Force or drive out. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | rout out, drive out, rouse | |
| Narrower | hunt | chase away, with as with force |
| smoke out | drive out with smoke | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| See also | force | move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Similar to | chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off | Force to go away |
| Spanish | empujar, hacer salir | |
| Meaning | Press, force, or thrust out of a small space. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | crowd out | |
| Broader | displace | Cause to move, usually with force or pressure |
| See also | force | move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Spanish | excluir | |
| Meaning | Expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonym | evict | |
| Broader | eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out | put out or expel from a place |
| See also | force | do forcibly |
| Similar to | evict | Expel or eject without recourse to legal process |
| Spanish | desahuciar, expulsar | |
| Catalan | expulsar | |
| Meaning | Cause to come out in a squirt. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | squirt, squeeze out, eject | |
| Narrower | extravasate | Force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel |
| spritz | Eject (a liquid / liquid) quickly | |
| Broader | discharge | pour forth or release |
| See also | force | do forcibly |
| Spanish | chorrear | |
| Catalan | rajar | |
| Meaning | Force with the thumb. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | gouge | |
| Broader | mutilate, mar | Destroy or injure severely |
| See also | force | do forcibly |
| Spanish | arrancar, sacar | |
| Meaning | emit or cause to move with force of effort. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | emit, breathe, pass off | Expel (gases or odors) |
| Catalan | fer fora | |
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