force-put

noun

A situation made unavoidable by the circumstances.

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Meanings

nounforce-put (plural force-puts)

plural force-puts · alternative forceput

  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

Origin

From force + put.

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APA

force-put. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/force-put

MLA

“force-put.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/force-put. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “force-put,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/force-put.

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