the Force

the Force

An unseen, mystical power used to accomplish something. The term originated in the Star Wars films. Often used humorously. The final essay question of the exam was on the only chapter I didn't study, so I really had to use the Force to pull an answer out of the air. A: "This is going to be one of the toughest matches I've competed in all year." B: "Good luck, and may the Force be with you."
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

The Force

n. duct (duck) tape. She used The Force to hold it all together.
See also: force
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • as you do
  • believe it or not
  • bion
  • come in
  • come in a certain position
  • come on in
  • first rule of (something): do not talk about (something)
  • a cold day in Hell
  • be (flat) on (one's) back
  • (Is) that everything?
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According to this law: The greater the force Shaun t exerts on his skateboard, --.
This component does not apply if the force transducer being calibrated incorporates an indicating instrument that is part of the calibrated device.
(10) The evaluation of whether the officer can receive qualified immunity constitutes a separate and distinct analysis from the initial determination of whether the force used was constitutional.
It is the size of the force that could have been initially sent into Iraq, not the number that could have realistically been sustained there.
"Using the Force Package concept helped traffic flow smoothly on the port and streamlined vessel loading."
Support for systemic reform will be focused on those reforms required to meet the force development objectives.
The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, finding that the force applied by jail officials to restrain the inmate did not violate his rights.
The "size principle" of motor unit recruitment -- one of the most supported principles in neurophysiology -- states that muscle fibers are activated from smaller to larger (Type Ito Type II) according to the force, not speed, requirements.
Instead, physicists typically make precision measurements of gravity by using extremely delicate experiments, named after the 18th-century scientist Henry Cavendish, that determine the force between two suspended masses.
According to Hooke's Law, the force or stress is proportional to the strain, or:
As with the force shaping board, the AFPC Web site is the prime resource for information on VSP.
25, 1941, the secretaries of the Army and the Navy had submitted to the President their staff estimates of the force that they thought would be required to defeat the enemy.
What is the force, in newtons, on the ball when it bounces off Mr.
The Green Berets' apparent ability to do everything--from improvising a 21st century cavalry charge to gathering intelligence inside Iraq--has made them the force of choice for the Pentagon.
The [r.sub.3] coordinates are used in creating linked lists of particles in cells prior to the force calculations.