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forcing bid
nounLow (Specialist)
/ˈfɔːsɪŋ bɪd/In contract bridge, a bid that, by partnership agreement, requires the bidder's partner to bid further (rather than pass) at their next turn.
forcing frequency
nounC2
/ˈfɔːsɪŋ ˈfriːkwənsi/In physics and engineering, the frequency at which an external periodic force or disturbance is applied to a system, often a vibrating or oscillating system.
forcing house
nounLow
/ˈfɔːsɪŋ haʊs/A heated greenhouse used for forcing plants (especially fruits or flowers) to grow out of their normal season.
ford
nounverb-transitiveC1
/fɔːd/A shallow place in a river or stream where one can cross by wading or in a vehicle.
forde
nounVery Low / Archaic
/fɔːd/An archaic or dialectal variant of 'ford,' meaning a shallow place in a river or stream where one can cross by wading or in a vehicle.
fordo
verbverb-transitiveVery Low (Archaic/Literary)
/fɔːˈduː/to kill, destroy, or ruin completely.
fore
adjectiveadverbnoun+1C1
/fɔː/situated or placed in front; the front part of something
fore clipping
nounC2
/ˈklɪp.ɪŋ/The process of shortening a word by removing one or more syllables from the beginning, end, or middle, resulting in a new, informal word.
fore edge
nounC2
/ˈfɔːr ˌedʒ/The front edge of a book, opposite the spine.
fore plane
nounVery Low
/ˈfɔː ˌpleɪn/A long hand tool used in woodworking for the initial smoothing of rough-sawn lumber, preparing it for finer planes.
fore-and-aft rig
nounLow (Specialist/Nautical)
/ˌfɔːr‿ən‿ˈɑːft ˌrɪɡ/A sailing rig where the sails are set along the line of the keel rather than perpendicular to it (as in square rig).
fore-and-aft sail
nounC2
/ˌfɔːr ən ˈɑːft ˈseɪl/A sail set along the centreline of a vessel, running in line from front to back, rather than across the width.
fore-and-after
nounLow
/ˌfɔːr ən ˈɑːftə/A two-masted sailing ship with the mainmast forward and a smaller mizzenmast aft (behind), specifically a schooner-rigged vessel.
fore-check
verb-intransitiveC2
/ˈfɔːtʃek/In ice hockey, to check or pressure an opponent in their own defensive zone, typically to regain puck possession.
fore-edge painting
nounLow (specialised/technical term)
/ˈfɔːr ˌɛdʒ ˈpeɪntɪŋ/A picture painted on the front (fore) edge of the pages of a book.
fore-topgallant mast
nounVery Low
/ˌfɔː ˌtɒpˈɡælənt ˈmɑːst/The third mast section above the deck on the foremast of a square-rigged sailing ship, located above the fore-topmast and below the royal mast.
fore-topmast
nounC2
/ˌfɔː ˈtɒpməst/The mast that rises above the foremast, immediately above the fore-top; a specific section of a sailing ship's mast system.
fore-topsail
nounVery Low
/ˌfɔː ˈtɒp.seɪl/A sail set on the foremast of a sailing ship, specifically the sail set above the fore course (the lowest square sail).
forearm
nounB2
/ˈfɔːr.ɑːm/The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
forearm smash
nounLow/Very Low
/ˈfɔːr.ɑːm ˌsmæʃ/A physical attacking move, primarily in professional wrestling, where the attacker delivers a forceful blow with the forearm to an opponent.

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