force out Meaning of "force out"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) 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
  2. (v) force to leave (an office)
  3. (v) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
  4. (v) force or drive out
  5. (v) press, force, or thrust out of a small space
  6. (v) expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
  7. (v) cause to come out in a squirt
  8. (v) force with the thumb
  9. (v) emit or cause to move with force of effort

Usage(s):

  1. Life is really hard, and I don't see some active benevolent force out there.
  2. Other police have quit the force out of fear of being targeted.
  3. A year later, South Koreans took to the streets to force out their dictator.
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