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brute force

UK/bɹuːt ˈfɔːs//bɹut ˈfɔɹs/

brute force noun: a method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.

Noun

brute force (uncountable)

  1. A method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.
    • We lifted the car by brute force.
    • Chloe pulled the leaflet out of Annabelle’s hand. There were some advantages to being the older sister; sometimes you could use brute force.2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
  2. A method of computation wherein the computer is let to try all permutations of a problem until one is found that provides a solution, in contrast to the implementation of a more intelligent algorithm.

Verb

brute force (third-person singular simple present brute forces, present participle brute forcing, simple past and past participle brute forced)

  1. (transitive) To solve (a computational problem) by brute force.
    • "In trying to solve the problem in this simplified space, it does different things than it did when it was brute forcing its way through the original space."1960, Scott Cameron, Marshall Clinton Yovits, Self-organizing Systems: Proceedings - Page 187
  2. To break a password, encryption, or any other protection mechanism by brute force.

brute force meaning in Tamil

brute force in Tamil

முரட்டுவிசை

Forms of brute force

Noun
alternative formbrute-force
Verb
third-person singular presentbrute forces
present participlebrute forcing
past participlebrute forced
pastbrute forced

Questions about brute force

What does brute force mean?
Brute force means a method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.
What is brute force in Tamil?
Brute force in Tamil is முரட்டுவிசை. See Brute force meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brute force?
Brute force can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce brute force?
Brute force is pronounced /bɹuːt ˈfɔːs/ (UK).

Words near brute force in the dictionary

  1. brute
  2. brute de forge
  3. brute fact
  4. brute facts
  5. brute for punishment
  6. brute force
  7. brute forced
  8. brute forces
  9. brute forcing
  10. brute strength
  11. brute-de-forge

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brute force (page history and authors); brute force (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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