to force an open door

  • 21door — [[t]dɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦ doors 1) N COUNT A door is a piece of wood, glass, or metal, which is moved to open and close the entrance to a building, room, cupboard, or vehicle. I was knocking at the front door there was no answer... The policeman opened… …

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  • 22force — I n. compulsion violence 1) to apply, resort to, use force 2) to renounce (the use of) force 3) armed; brute; deadly; moral; physical; spiritual force military power 4) to marshal, muster, rally one s forces; to join forces with 5) armed,… …

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  • 23force — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ♦ forces, forcing, forced 1) VERB If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you. [V n to inf] He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing… …

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  • 24force — 1. noun 1) he pushed with all his force Syn: strength, power, energy, might, effort, exertion; impact, pressure, weight, impetus Ant: weakness 2) they used force to achieve their aims …

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  • 25force — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical strength, power or violence ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, terrible, tremendous ▪ full, maximum ▪ brute …

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  • 26force*/*/*/ — [fɔːs] noun I 1) [U] physical strength, violence, or energy The force of the bomb blast shattered windows in 15 buildings.[/ex] They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest.[/ex] The army took control of the region by… …

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  • 27force — /fɔs / (say faws) noun 1. strength; impetus; intensity of effect. 2. might, as of a ruler or realm; strength for war. 3. strength or power exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence: to use force in order to do something; to use force on …

  • 28force — 1. noun 1) he pushed with all his force Syn: strength, power, energy, might, effort 2) they used force to achieve their aims Syn: coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressure …

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  • 29Suicide door — A suicide door is a car door that is hinged on the edge closer to the rear of the vehicle, known as the trailing edge. [http://www.chalkhillmedia.org/Museum/historic automotive terms.htm] , Suicide door definition.] [http://www.diseno… …

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  • 30throw the door open — open a door with excessive force …

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