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force out

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌfɔrs ˈaʊt/ · UK /ˌfɔːs ˈaʊt/

force out means: To make someone or something leave a place, position, or container through pressure or strength.

verb

PUSH OUTB2

To make someone or something leave a place, position, or container through pressure or strength.

  • Squeeze the bag to force out air.
  • The board forced the president out of office.
  • High pressure can force water out through small cracks.

How to use it: force someone/something out of something (The pressure forced water out of the pipe.)

Similar words: eject, expel, oust

Common phrases: force out air, force out someone, force someone out

BASEBALL DISMISSALC1

To put a runner out by reaching their required next base with the ball before they do.

  • The shortstop forced out the runner.
  • She forced him out at second base.
  • Can the fielder force out the runner at home?

Common phrases: force out a runner, force someone out

noun

BASEBALL OUTC1

A baseball out made by reaching a runner’s required next base with the ball before the runner arrives.

  • That was a force out.
  • The force out at second ended the inning.
  • Did the umpire call a force out?

Similar words: force play

Common phrases: record a force out, force out at second

Questions about force out

What does force out mean?

To make someone or something leave a place, position, or container through pressure or strength.

What is force out in other languages?

Türkçe: dışarı çıkarmak · Español: expulsar · Français: expulser · Deutsch: hinausdrängen · Italiano: espellere · 日本語: 押し出す

How do you pronounce force out?

In American English /ˌfɔrs ˈaʊt/; in British English /ˌfɔːs ˈaʊt/.

How do you use force out in a sentence?

Squeeze the bag to force out air. The board forced the president out of office.

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