| force out | (n) 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, Syn. force, force play, force-out, Example: the shortstop got the runner at second on a force |
| force out | (v) press, force, or thrust out of a small space, Syn. crowd out, Example: The weeds crowded out the flowers |
| force out | (v) emit or cause to move with force of effort, Example: force out the air; force out the splinter |
| depose | (v) force to leave (an office), Syn. force out |
| displace | (v) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position, Syn. sack, dismiss, can, give the sack, send away, force out, give notice, terminate, fire, give the axe, Ant. hire, Example: The boss fired his secretary today; The company terminated 25% of its workers |
| evict | (v) expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process, Syn. force out, Example: The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months |
| force | (v) do forcibly; exert force, See also: force back, force out, Example: Don't force it! |
| gouge | (v) force with the thumb, See also: gouge out, Syn. force out, Example: gouge out his eyes |
| push | (v) move with force, , See also: force out, Syn. force, Ant. pull, Example: He pushed the table into a corner |
| rout out | (v) force or drive out, Syn. rouse, drive out, force out, Example: The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M. |
| squirt | (v) cause to come out in a squirt, Syn. eject, squeeze out, force out, Example: the boy squirted water at his little sister |
