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forceput

forceput is the alternative form of force-put.

Meaning of force-put

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 forceput

pluralforceputs

Questions about forceput

What is forceput the alternative form of?
Forceput is the alternative form of force-put.

Words near forceput in the dictionary

  1. forceps-like
  2. forcepses
  3. forcepslike
  4. forcepstail
  5. forcepstails
  6. forceput
  7. forcer
  8. forcers
  9. forces
  10. forces down someone's throat
  11. forces in

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