(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) force out; force-out; force play; force
verb
(to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means) coerce; hale; squeeze; pressure; force
(urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate) impel; force