Force to use the car (5) Crossword Clue

Last seen in: Mirror Cryptic · 2026-10-17

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(noun)

  1. the act of applying force to propel something
  2. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
  3. the act of driving a herd of animals overland
  4. (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
  5. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
  6. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  7. a wide scenic road planted with trees
  8. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
  9. (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
  10. a road leading up to a private house
  11. the trait of being highly motivated
  12. a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

(verb)

  1. move into a desired direction of discourse
  2. (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
  3. (hunting) search for game
  4. cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
  5. excavate horizontally
  6. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
  7. strike with a driver, as in teeing off
  8. cause to move back by force or influence
  9. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
  10. push, propel, or press with force
  11. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
  12. compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
  13. travel or be transported in a vehicle
  14. proceed along in a vehicle
  15. operate or control a vehicle
  16. urge forward
  17. cause someone or something to move by driving
  18. move by being propelled by a force
  19. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
  20. work as a driver
  21. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
  22. have certain properties when driven

(noun)

  1. a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
  2. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
  3. (of a law) having legal validity
  4. physical energy or intensity
  5. a powerful effect or influence
  6. a unit that is part of some military service
  7. a group of people having the power of effective action
  8. group of people willing to obey orders
  9. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
  10. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

(verb)

  1. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
  2. do forcibly; exert force
  3. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
  4. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
  5. take by force
  6. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
  7. move with force
  8. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 5 letters
    DRIVE

    Force to use the car (5) (5)

    Mirror Cryptic · Oct 17, 2026

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