Force to use the car (5) Crossword Clue
Last seen in: Mirror Cryptic · 2026-10-17
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(noun)
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a road leading up to a private house
- the trait of being highly motivated
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
(verb)
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- (hunting) search for game
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- excavate horizontally
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- cause to move back by force or influence
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- push, propel, or press with force
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- proceed along in a vehicle
- operate or control a vehicle
- urge forward
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- move by being propelled by a force
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- work as a driver
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- have certain properties when driven
(noun)
- 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
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- (of a law) having legal validity
- physical energy or intensity
- a powerful effect or influence
- a unit that is part of some military service
- a group of people having the power of effective action
- group of people willing to obey orders
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
(verb)
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- do forcibly; exert force
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- take by force
- urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- move with force
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
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99% match 5 lettersDRIVE
Force to use the car (5) (5)
Mirror Cryptic · Oct 17, 2026
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