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force out

B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

Make someone leave a place or position by using power or pressure.

Literal meaning: To use force to make something exit — relatively transparent.

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic neutral

To compel a person to leave a job, position, or place against their wishes.

"The board of directors forced the CEO out after the financial scandal."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral

To push or extract something from a space using physical pressure.

"She forced the cork out of the bottle with a corkscrew."

Grammar: separable
3 C1 neutral

In baseball, to put a runner out at a base because they are forced to advance.

"The first baseman caught the ball to force out the runner at first."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Commonly used in political, business, and sports contexts. In baseball, 'force out' is a specific technical term when a runner is put out because the batter becomes a base runner.

Commonly used with

CEO leader rival competitor player tenant

Forms

Base
force out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
forces out
he/she/it
Past simple
forced out
yesterday
Past participle
forced out
have + pp
-ing form
forcing out
continuous

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