force out

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force out

The shortstop made a force out at second base.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To cause something to be removed or expelled by applying physical pressure or effort: This is the core meaning, involving a direct physical action to remove something from a space or container.
    • To compel someone to leave a place, position, or property, often through legal or authoritative action: This meaning extends to non-physical force, such as legal, social, or economic pressure.
    • (In baseball) To cause a runner to be put out by a "force play": A specific sports term where a runner is compelled to advance and is put out by a defensive player holding the ball while touching the base.
Usage
  • Verb (Physical Removal):
    • He used a plunger to force out the clog from the drain.
    • The dentist had to force out the deeply impacted tooth.
  • Verb (Compelling Departure):
    • The new management forced out several senior executives.
    • The landlord sought to force out the non-paying tenant.
  • Noun (Baseball):
    • The double play was completed with a force out at second base.
Advanced Usage
  • "To force someone out of office": To apply pressure (e.g., scandal, poor performance, internal politics) that makes it impossible for someone to remain in their position.
    • The board of directors eventually forced the CEO out of office.
  • "To force out a confession": To use intense interrogation or pressure to extract information.
    • The investigators were accused of trying to force out a false confession.
Variants and Related Words
  • Force-out (noun, hyphenated): An alternative spelling for the baseball term.
    • The inning ended on a routine force-out to the shortstop.
  • Forced out (adjective/participle): Describing the state of having been compelled to leave.
    • He felt forced out of the company he helped build.
Synonyms
  • Expel: To drive or force out, especially from a place or organization.
  • Eject: To throw or push out forcefully.
  • Evict: To force someone to leave a property, typically by legal process.
  • Oust: To remove from a position of power or place.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Force out of: To compel departure from a specific place or situation.
    • The scandal forced him out of the election race.
  • Squeeze out: To force out by applying pressure from all sides (often metaphorical for competition).
    • Larger corporations are squeezing out small local businesses.
Related Idioms
  • To force someone's hand: To make someone act or reveal their plans sooner than they intended, which can lead to them being forced out.
    • The leak of the document forced the chairman's hand, leading to his resignation.
force out

The shortstop made a force out at second base.

Noun
  1. 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
  1. emit or cause to move with force of effort
    • force out the air
    • force out the splinter
  2. force with the thumb
    • gouge out his eyes
  3. cause to come out in a squirt
    • the boy squirted water at his little sister
  4. 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
  5. press, force, or thrust out of a small space
    • The weeds crowded out the flowers
  6. force or drive out
    • The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
  7. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
    • The boss fired his secretary today
    • The company terminated 25% of its workers
  8. force to leave (an office)

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