noun
(horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
(photography) An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
(set theory) A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).
(climatology, countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.
verb
present participle and gerund of force
adjective
(bridge) Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.