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In a forcible manner.

Forcible possession; hold. The whole space that's in the tyrant's grasp. Shak.

Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like.

Vivid; strong or forcible in representation; hence, exaggerated; as, high-colored description.

Direct, forcible, and effective speaking. Milton.

Forcible manipulation of a dislocated, stiff, or painful joint.

Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated. The quarrel, by that impact driven. Southey.

Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent. Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. Byron.

Bearing on; forcible; driving. [Obs.] He fiercely at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed. Spenser.

The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or aëriform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.

Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent. [Obs.] Spenser.

To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.] Which becomes a body, and doth then invade The state of life, out of the grisly shade. Spenser.

ype is cold. Knight. Jet propeller (Naut.), a device for propelling vessels by means of a forcible jet of water ejected from the vessel, as by a centrifugal pump. -- Jet pump, a device in which a small jet of steam, air, water, or other fluid, in rapid motion, lifts or otherwise moves, by its impulse, a larger quantit…

t the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination. In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader. Macaulay.

Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.

The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report. Sir I. Newton.

Important; momentous; forcible. "Your more ponderous and settled project." Shak.

Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine. "Harsh and potent injuries." Shak. Moses once more his potent rod extends. Milton.

Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible; as, a puissant prince or empire. " Puissant deeds." Milton. Of puissant nations which the world possessed. Spenser. And worldlings in it are less merciful, And more puissant. Mrs. Browning.

A forcible oath or lie. [Slang] Bp. Parker.