FORCING

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/
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F(4) O(1) R(1) C(3) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/
verb
  1. To violate (a woman); to rape.
  2. To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
  3. To compel (someone or something) to do something.
verb
  1. To stuff; to lard; to farce.
noun
  1. The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
  2. An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
  3. A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).
adjective
  1. Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.

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