force out
verb, noun
Forms forces out forcing out forced out force outs force-out forceout
- verb To cause something to be ejected “We are going to force out intolerance.”
- verb (baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground “Jones forced out Smith to end the inning.”
- noun (baseball) An instance of an out created by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground. “A force out was recorded on the scorecard.”
Synonyms
extrude oust force-out force play force depose displace fire give notice can dismiss give the axe send away sack give the sack terminate rout out drive out rouse crowd out evict squirt squeeze out eject gouge
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “force out”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details