Forcing - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfɔːrsɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word forcing
Brit.  |fɔːsɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word forcing
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be' to force

noun

- (horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
- (photography) An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
- (set theory) A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).
- (climatology, countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.

verb

- Present participle of force.

Extra examples

The company abused its power, forcing workers to work overtime without pay.

The defense lawyers tried to impeach the witness's testimony by forcing him to admit that he had changed his story.

The teacher was accused of forcing his political beliefs on impressionable teenagers.

Forcing everyone to vote for the dictator perverts the very idea of democracy.

The using of racks and thumbscrews for the purpose of forcing prisoners to accuse themselves.

John stopped, forcing the rest of the group to bunch up behind him.

She cut in on a red Ford, forcing the driver to brake heavily.

A massive exodus of doctors is forcing the government to recruit from abroad.

She pushed aside her anger, forcing herself to focus on her work.

She kept silent, forcing Buchanan to continue.

'Look, I'm sorry ...,' she said, forcing a tight smile.

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