Force: alternatives and connections

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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A pustule; a pimple.

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A pustule; a pimple.

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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war…

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That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

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To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.

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To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

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State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.

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A flowing in or upon; influx.

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The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.

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The quality or state of being intensive; intensity.

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A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.

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To attach, as by a bond.

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The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.

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To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surfa…

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Thrist.

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A single thing or person.

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The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; t…

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The quality or state of being valid.

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Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradist…

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Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.

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An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending…

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The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; as, the brunt of a battle.

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The act or state of sticking together; close union.

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To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

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Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.

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Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

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A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a scheme or transaction.

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A driving; a violent movement.

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Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.

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An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like…

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One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy…

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Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer the…

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To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; t…

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The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which or…

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A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum.

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The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion suddenly, or immediatel…

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The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the…

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A flowing in or upon; influx.

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One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindoos.

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In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…

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A body of foot soldiers and cavalry consisting of different numbers at different periods, -- from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- t…

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The blood necessary to life; vital blood.

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of Keelman

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Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military di…

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In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and av…

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The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively.

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A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment.

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The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus.

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To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

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A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep. There were several different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from…

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A judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc., a…

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The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.

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The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion.

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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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A pustule; a pimple.

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Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.

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Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.

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The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.

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Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.

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Alt. of Service

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A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.

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The pointed head, or end, of a spear.

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A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff…

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Distress.

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Thrist.

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A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons.

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The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn…

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Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.

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active strength of body or mind

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The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable seeds; the vitality of an e…

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A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or na…

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A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.

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Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or…

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Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.

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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.

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To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

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A kind of frock for children.

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To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.

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To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.

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The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, an…

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To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.

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To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company.

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An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.

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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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A pustule; a pimple.

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Alt. of Railway

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To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.

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To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.

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To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of…

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To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

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Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal stin…

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Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.

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Thrist.

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The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

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One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.

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To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down.

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To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.

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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

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Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

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To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

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To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

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The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the…

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The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the…

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Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.

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Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.

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Same as Poor, the fish.

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Same as Poor, the fish.

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A pustule; a pimple.

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A pustule; a pimple.

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A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or h…

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A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or h…

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Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; f…

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Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; f…

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, wi…

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A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, wi…

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To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.

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To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.

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A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to l…

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A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to l…

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To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

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Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

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To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

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The body of persons employed in some public service, as the army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from materiel.

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Same as Poor, the fish.

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The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.

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A pustule; a pimple.

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The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.

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To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or h…

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The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;…

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Thrist.

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The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

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The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

An interaction that changes motion.

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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