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91force — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compulsion, coercion; strength, brawn, power, might; meaning, import, effect; troops, soldiery, army (see combatant). See vigor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Physical power] Syn. strength, energy, might;… …
92full complement — noun number needed to make up a whole force (Freq. 1) a full complement of workers • Syn: ↑complement • Derivationally related forms: ↑complemental (for: ↑complement) …
93Full metal jacket bullet — A full metal jacket (or FMJ) is a bullet encased in a shell of copper alloy (such as gilding metal or cupronickel) or a steel alloy shell. This shell can extend around all of the bullet, or often just the front and sides with the rear left as… …
94Full Eclipse — Infobox Film name = Full Eclipse caption = director = Anthony Hickox producer = writer = Richard Christian Matheson Michael Reaves starring = Mario Van Peebles Patsy Kensit Bruce Payne Anthony John Denison Jason Beghe Paula Marshall Victoria… …
95full tontine — Tontine insurance Ton*tine in*su rance (Life Insurance) Insurance in which the benefits of the insurance are distributed upon the tontine principle. Under the old, or {full tontine}, plan, all benefits were forfeited on lapsed policies, on the… …
96force-draft — /fawrs draft , drahft , fohrs /, v.t. 1. to draft (a law, proposal, or the like) quickly or under extreme pressure: The committee must force draft a code of ethics to present to the meeting tomorrow. 2. to cause to proceed at full speed or… …
97full-bore — /fool bawr , bohr /, Informal. adj. 1. moving or operating at the greatest speed or with maximum power. adv. 2. to the fullest extent; with the greatest power, speed, force, etc.: The cars drove full bore down the straightaway. * * * …
98full-court press — /fool kawrt , kohrt / 1. Basketball. a tactic of harassing, close guarding defense in which the team without the ball pressures the opponent man to man the entire length of the court in order to disrupt dribbling or passing and force a turnover:… …
99full tilt — ► (at) full tilt with maximum speed or force. Main Entry: ↑tilt …
100force-draft — /fawrs draft , drahft , fohrs /, v.t. 1. to draft (a law, proposal, or the like) quickly or under extreme pressure: The committee must force draft a code of ethics to present to the meeting tomorrow. 2. to cause to proceed at full speed or… …
