Break and Force

Break

Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

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Force and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Force" instead the word "Break" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

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Break and force are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead the word "Force" as a verb or a noun.

full	full break	full force
true	true break	true force
single	single break	single force
brutal	brutal break	brutal force
Other adjectives: small, actual, entire, real, massive, main, new, major, magical.

character	break character	force character
people	break people	force people
control	break control	force control
system	break system	force system
Other words: hand, way, world, shields.

It's barred from the other side sure, but the PC has access to a flame spell at the very start of the game, and considering the Blades are higher in rank than the Imperial Legion guards, their swords may be able to break or force a heat-weakened lock.

Source: Idiot Ball / Video Games
Nethack has a variant: You cannot break melee weapons through fighting with them, but using bladed weapons to force locks can break them.

Source: Breakable Weapons
They encircle about half of the entire German panzer force, and effectively force it to break out during the Rasputitsa.

Source: World War II / War In Europe And Africa

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