force out

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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"
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"
Verb
force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
Verb
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"
Verb
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"
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