to be forced

Definition of to be forced in English English dictionary
forced: obtained forcefully, not naturally
Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her.
forced: opened or accessed using force
forced: Simple past tense and past participle of force
forced: compulsory
forced: made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing" forced or compelled; "promised to abolish forced labor" produced by or subjected to forcing; "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators
forced: produced by or subjected to forcing; "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators"
forced: Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh
forced: A forced action is something that you do because circumstances make it necessary. He made a forced landing on a highway
forced: A forced action is something that you do because someone else makes you do it. A system of forced labour was used on the cocoa plantations
forced: {s} subjected to violence; not spontaneous, compulsory, not voluntary; artificial, constrained; emergency (i.e. forced landing of a plane)
forced: made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing"
forced: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
forced: If you describe something as forced, you mean it does not happen naturally and easily. a forced smile She called him darling. It sounded so forced. natural
forced: past of force
forced: forced or compelled; "promised to abolish forced labor"
forced: produced by or subjected to forcing; "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators