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force-put

force-put noun: a situation made unavoidable by the circumstances.

Noun

force-put (plural force-puts)

  1. A situation made unavoidable by the circumstances.
    • Job Arthur. […] I’m not one for violence, except it’s a force-put.1920, D. H. Lawrence, Touch and Go, Act III, pages 90–91

Forms of force-put

pluralforce-puts
alternative formforceput

Origin of force-put

From force + put.

Questions about force-put

What does force-put mean?
Force-put means a situation made unavoidable by the circumstances.
What part of speech is force-put?
Force-put is a noun.
What is the plural of force-put?
The plural of force-put is force-puts.

Words near force-put in the dictionary

  1. force-feeds
  2. force-field
  3. force-fields
  4. force-out
  5. force-outs
  6. force-put
  7. force-puts
  8. force-ripe
  9. forceable
  10. forceably
  11. forced

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