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forbidding
/fər ˈbɪ dɪŋ/
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command against
forbidding meaning(s)
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- (v) command against
- (v) keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- (n) an official prohibition or edict against something
- (adj) harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
- (adj) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
forbidding usage(s) Create your Own
- Despite the prison prohibition forbidding for-profit sale of artwork, many of the pieces sold by Ed Mead on his prisonart.
- She rides horses to crisscross Tibet's forbidding passes and plateaus.
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forbiddingly
in an unpleasant or menacing manner
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forbore
/fɔ ˈbɔ/
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a person from whom you are descended
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forborne
/fɔ ˈbɔn/
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a person from whom you are descended
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force
/ˈfɔrs/
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a powerful effect or influence
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force 17
formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders;…
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force back
cause to move back by force or influence
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force feed
mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump…
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force field
the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations…
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force majeure
a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course…
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force out
force or drive out
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force per unit area
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals…
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force play
a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished…
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force pump
pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure
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force unit
a unit of measurement of physical force
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force-fed
feed someone who will not or cannot eat
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force-feed
feed someone who will not or cannot eat
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force-feed lubricating system
mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion…
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force-land
make a forced landing
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force-out
a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished…
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forced
/ˈfɔrst/
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produced by or subjected to forcing
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forced feeding
feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through…
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forced landing
an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine…
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forced sale
a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution…