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2013 video game
Forced is a single-player and co-op action role-playing game developed by BetaDwarf, released in October 2013 for Windows, OS X and Linux through the Steam
Forced
Work that employs people against their will
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with
Forced_labour
Adoption of a different religion or irreligion under duress
Forced conversion is the adoption of a religion or irreligion under duress. Someone who has been forced to convert to a different religion or irreligion
Forced_conversion
Causing a pregnancy using semen obtained by force or deception
Forced fatherhood or imposed paternity can include deception by a partner about her ability to get pregnant or use of contraceptives, birth control sabotage
Forced_fatherhood
Being married without consenting
a forced marriage even if both parties enter with full consent if one or both are later forced to stay in the marriage against their will. A forced marriage
Forced_marriage
Unlawful secret disappearance
An enforced disappearance (or forced disappearance) is the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person with the support or acquiescence of a state followed
Enforced_disappearance
In electrical engineering, forced outage is the shutdown condition of a power station, transmission line or distribution line when the generating unit
Forced_outage
Coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region
ethnic group is being considered for merging. › Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement
Forced_displacement
HVAC system
A forced-air central heating system is one which uses air as its heat transfer medium. These systems rely on ductwork, vents, and plenums as means of air
Forced-air
Circumcision performed without consent
Forced circumcision is the circumcision of men and boys against their will. In a biblical context, the term is used especially in relation to Paul the
Forced_circumcision
Involuntary cultural assimilation of minority groups
Forced assimilation is the involuntary cultural assimilation of religious or ethnic minority groups, during which they are forced by a government to adopt
Forced_assimilation
Act of forcing a woman or girl to become pregnant against her will
Forced pregnancy is the practice of forcefully impregnating a woman or girl without her consent. This act is often as part of a forced marriage, as part
Forced_pregnancy
1939–1945 global conflict
fascist regime, and Allied offensives in the Pacific and the Soviet Union forced the Axis to retreat on all fronts. In 1944, the Western Allies invaded France
World_War_II
Confession obtained from a person under duress
A forced confession is a confession obtained from a suspect or a prisoner by means of torture (including enhanced interrogation techniques) or other forms
Forced_confession
Execution method in which the victim is forced or incentivised to kill themselves
Forced suicide is a method of execution where the victim is coerced into committing suicide to avoid facing an alternative option which they perceive as
Forced_suicide
circumstances of modern slavery, consisting of 28 million in forced labour and 22 million in forced marriages. Nonetheless, it is difficult to agree on an estimated
Slavery_in_the_21st_century
Literary theme used in romance novels and soap operas
Forced seduction is a theme found frequently in Western literature (mainly romance novels and soap operas) wherein man-on-woman rape eventually turns into
Forced_seduction
Forced termination of pregnancy
Forced abortion is a form of reproductive coercion that refers to the act of compelling a woman to undergo termination of a pregnancy against her will
Forced_abortion
Submissive sexual practice
Feminization or feminisation, sometimes forced feminization (shortened to forcefem or forced femme), and also known as sissification, is a practice in
Feminization (sexual activity)
Feminization_(sexual_activity)
1982 American action film by James Fargo
Forced Vengeance is a 1982 American action film starring Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, and Camila Griggs. The film was directed by James Fargo, written
Forced_Vengeance
Index of articles associated with the same name
Forced adoption refers to the practice of removing children from their biological families and placing them for adoption against the wishes of the parents
Forced_adoption
Optical illusion
Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It
Forced_perspective
Topics referred to by the same term
Forced march may refer to: Look up forced march in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Forced march (military exercise), also known as loaded march, where
Forced_march
Forced degradation or accelerated degradation is a process whereby the natural degradation rate of a product or material is increased by the application
Forced_degradation
Prostitution that takes place as a result of coercion by a third party
Forced prostitution, also known as involuntary prostitution or compulsory prostitution, is prostitution or sexual slavery that takes place as a result
Forced_prostitution
2017 studio album by Alex Cameron
Forced Witness is the second studio album by Australian musician Alex Cameron. It was released by record label Secretly Canadian on 8 September 2017, and
Forced_Witness
Forced compliance theory is a paradigm that is closely related to cognitive dissonance theory. It emerged in the field of social psychology. Forced compliance
Forced_compliance_theory
Concept in engine design
combustion engine, forced induction is where turbocharging or supercharging is used to increase the density of the intake air. Engines without forced induction
Forced_induction
Sterilization effected by government coercion
Compulsory sterilization, also known as forced or coerced sterilization, refers to any government-mandated program to involuntarily sterilize a specific
Compulsory_sterilization
Form of testate partible inheritance
Forced heirship is a form of testate partible inheritance which mandates how the deceased's estate is to be disposed and which tends to guarantee an inheritance
Forced_heirship
English theatre group
Forced Entertainment is an experimental theatre company based in Sheffield, England, founded by Tim Etchells in 1984. Forced Entertainment originally focused
Forced_Entertainment
Topics referred to by the same term
A forced landing is a landing by an aircraft made under factors outside the pilot's control. Forced Landing may also refer to: Forced Landing (1935 film)
Forced_Landing
Type of emergency landing
A forced landing is a landing by an aircraft made under factors outside the pilot's control, such as the failure of engines, systems, components, or weather
Forced_landing
Compulsory sterilisation event in India
The Uttawar forced sterilisations were mass vasectomy drives on November 6, 1976, imposed on the male population of Uttawar, a Meo Muslim-majority village
Uttawar_forced_sterilisations
Network protection system
MAC-Forced Forwarding (MACFF) is used to control unwanted broadcast traffic and host-to-host communication. This is achieved by directing network traffic
MAC-Forced_Forwarding
Topics referred to by the same term
Forced choice may refer to: Ipsative, a question that compares two options (in social science) Forcing (magic) Two-alternative forced choice – Method
Forced_choice
Method to measure individual sensitivity
Two-alternative forced choice (2AFC) is a method for measuring the sensitivity of a person or animal to some particular sensory input, stimulus, through
Two-alternative_forced_choice
1989 American film
Forced March is a 1989 American-Hungarian historical war drama film written by Charles Bardosh and Dick Atkins, directed by Rick King and starring Chris
Forced_March
2000 book by Lerone Bennett Jr.
Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream (2000) is a book written by Lerone Bennett Jr., an African-American scholar and historian, who served
Forced_into_Glory
Topics referred to by the same term
Forced settlement may refer to: Sedentarization Forced settlements in the Soviet Union, punitive settlements, a tool of Soviet political repression This
Forced_settlement
Gun modification for faster firing
A forced reset trigger, also known as hard reset trigger or super safety, is a specialized trigger mechanism designed to increase the effective rate of
Forced_reset_trigger
Jargon and esoteric terms used in BDSM
Master/Mistress). Fisting: Inserting a hand into the vagina or rectum. Forced orgasm: Where a subject has no control in being brought to orgasm, either
Glossary_of_BDSM
Topics referred to by the same term
Forced Entry may refer to: Forced entry (or forcible entry): entering into property, lawfully or unlawfully, by use of force In film: Forced Entry (1973
Forced_Entry
American independent music magazine
Forced Exposure was an independent music magazine founded by Jimmy Johnson and Katie The Kleening Lady (Goldman) (zine). It was published sporadically
Forced_Exposure
1997 action simulation video game
Forced Alliance: The Glarious Mandate is an action simulation video game, developed by American studio Orbital Studios and published by Ripcord Games.
Forced_Alliance
Where fluid motion is generated by an external source
Forced convection is a mechanism, or type of transport, in which fluid motion is generated by an external source (like a pump, fan, suction device, etc
Forced_convection
Government program in Baku, Azerbaijan
Since 2008, the government of Azerbaijan has been implementing a program of forced evictions in the capital city of Baku, confiscating and subsequently demolishing
Forced_evictions_in_Baku
Term in neuropsychiatry
Forced Normalization (FN) is a psychiatric phenomenon in which a long term episodic epilepsy or migraine disorder is treated, and, although the electroencephalogram
Forced_normalization
Topics referred to by the same term
Forced speech may refer to: Compelled speech, statements that are coerced by legal means Pressured speech, a medical condition This disambiguation page
Forced_speech
Topics referred to by the same term
Forced to Fight may refer to: Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight, 1992 film 1944: Forced to Fight, 2015 film directed by Elmo Nüganen Forced to Fight, 2011
Forced_to_Fight
Practice of artificially provoking a flock to molt simultaneously
Forced molting, sometimes known as induced molting, is the practice by some poultry industries of artificially provoking a flock to molt simultaneously
Forced_molting
Slavery with the intention of using the slaves for sex
them to engage in sexual activities. This includes forced labor that results in sexual activity, forced marriage and sex trafficking, such as the sexual
Sexual_slavery
2003 Russian film
The Forced March (Russian: Марш-бросок) is a 2003 Russian action war film directed by Nikolai Stambula. The film tells about a pupil of an orphanage who
The_Forced_March
2012 English film
Forced Confessions (Persian: اعترافات اجباری, Eterafate-e Ejbari) is a 2012 documentary film by the Persian Canadian journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari
Forced_Confessions
2016 action role-playing video game
Forced: Showdown is a top-down single-player bullet-hell brawler developed by Danish indie game developer BetaDwarf. The game was released in March 2016
Forced:_Showdown
Unfree labor in concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany
Forced labor was an important and ubiquitous aspect of the Nazi concentration camps which operated in Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe between 1933
Forced labor in Nazi concentration camps
Forced_labor_in_Nazi_concentration_camps
Act of sexual abuse
sexualized touching onto another person), rape (forced sexual penetration, no matter how slight), forced kissing, drug facilitated sexual assault, or the
Sexual_assault
Forced adoption is the practice of removing children permanently from their parents and the subsequent adoption of those children, following intervention
Forced adoption in the United Kingdom
Forced_adoption_in_the_United_Kingdom
Foreign forced labor was used by the Soviet Union during and in the aftermath of World War II, which continued up to 1950s. There have been two categories
Foreign forced labor in the Soviet Union
Foreign_forced_labor_in_the_Soviet_Union
1502–1526 edicts outlawing Islam
The forced conversions of Muslims in Spain were enacted through a series of edicts outlawing Islam in the lands of the Spanish Monarchy. This persecution
Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain
Forced_conversions_of_Muslims_in_Spain
1975 film by Jim Sotos
Forced Entry (also known as The Last Victim) is a 1975 American horror film by director Jim Sotos. The film is a PG-rated (Re-rated R later) remake of
Forced_Entry_(1975_film)
Type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse without consent
consent of the victim." The updated definition still excluded a man being forced to penetrate a woman from the definition of rape, which is generally recognized
Rape
Practice of feeding a human or animal against their will
smuggled letter, Sylvia Pankhurst described how the warders held her down and forced her mouth open with a steel gag. Her gums bled, and she vomited most of
Force-feeding
Systematic coercive persuasion
Okun reported that: "Kathleen Barry shows in Female Sexual Slavery that forced female prostitution involves coercive control practices very similar to
Brainwashing
Type of building heating system
Forced-air gas heating systems are used in central air heating/cooling systems for houses. Sometimes the system is referred to as "forced hot air". Gas-fired
Forced-air_gas
Ownership of people as property
the term de facto slavery describes the conditions of unfree labour and forced labour that most slaves endure. Slavery is still prevalent in some form
Slavery
In economics, forced saving occurs when the spending of a person is less than their earnings, due to the consumer goods shortages which can cause hyperinflation
Forced_saving
Sexual activities with male submissive partner
forms and include a variety of activities, including cock and ball torture, forced feminization, chastity, cuckoldry, erotic humiliation, facesitting, golden
Male_submission
Type of detention facility
spelling differences) or work camp is a detention facility where inmates are forced to engage in penal labor as a form of punishment. Labor camps have many
Labor_camp
1775–1783 conflict in North America
separate northern British force under the command of John Burgoyne was forced to surrender at Saratoga in an American victory that proved crucial in convincing
American_Revolutionary_War
2002 American film
Forced Entry is a 2002 adult horror film written and directed by Lizzy Borden, produced by Rob Zicari, and released by Extreme Associates. The film is
Forced_Entry_(2002_film)
Trade of humans for exploitation
the purpose of exploiting them for profit. This exploitation may include forced labor, sexual slavery, or other forms of commercial sexual exploitation
Human_trafficking
Forced monasticism is the practice of compelling a person to enter a monastic life without their consent. Historically, it was practiced within Christendom
Forced_monasticism
Ethnic group
the Roma are different while having the nomadic and itinerant similarity. Forced sterilisation carried out in several European countries, such as Norway
Romani_people
1992 American film
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (also known as Forced to Fight and Forced to Fight: Bloodfist III) is a 1992 American martial arts crime action film directed
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
Bloodfist_III:_Forced_to_Fight
Pressure difference
surroundings. Forced draft: When air or flue gases are maintained above atmospheric pressure. Normally it is done with the help of a forced draft fan. Induced
Draft_(boiler)
Type of heat transfer within a fluid
thermodynamics, combined forced convection and natural convection, or mixed convection, occurs when natural convection and forced convection mechanisms act
Combined forced and natural convection
Combined_forced_and_natural_convection
Someone required to pay for something they don't want
A forced rider in economics is a person who is required, by public or private entities, to share in the costs of goods or services without desiring them
Forced_rider
believed by them to constitute best play by both sides, that led to a forced checkmate for the announcing player in a specified number of moves (for
Glossary_of_chess
Military strategy
Forced draft urbanization (sometimes called "forced draft modernization") was a policy elaborated by Samuel P. Huntington in a 1968 article "The Bases
Forced_draft_urbanization
Rhubarb-producing area in England
9-square-mile (23 km2) area of West Yorkshire, England famous for producing early forced rhubarb. It is delineated by Wakefield, Morley, and Rothwell, and it includes
Rhubarb_Triangle
A forced circulation boiler is a boiler where a pump is used to circulate water inside the boiler. This differs from a natural circulation boiler which
Forced_circulation_boiler
Direct marketing technique
A forced free trial is a direct-marketing technique, usually for goods sold by regular subscription, in which potential buyers are sent a number of free
Forced_free_trial
Post-war punishment of Germany
civilians and captured soldiers were forced into labor by the Allied forces. The topic of using Germans as forced labor for reparations was first broached
Forced labor of Germans after World War II
Forced_labor_of_Germans_after_World_War_II
Labour laws in the United States
Forced labor of Native Americans in California spanned from the Spanish missions of the 18th century to the gold rush era of the mid-19th century. Native
Forced_labor_in_California
1975–1977 state of emergency in India under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
1974. Student unrest against the state's education minister ultimately forced the central government to dissolve the state legislature, leading to the
The_Emergency_(India)
Ethnic group in Japan and Russia
descent having no knowledge of their ancestry. The Ainu were subject to forced assimilation during the Japanese colonization of Hokkaido since at least
Ainu_people
Danish forced birth control program in Greenland
From the 1960s through the 1990s, Danish physicians forced contraception onto thousands of Greenlandic Inuit women and girls, often as young as 12 years
Forced contraception of women in Greenland
Forced_contraception_of_women_in_Greenland
Forced or promoted return of non-European immigrants
Pieds-Noirs from Algeria in 1962 as a successful past instance of organised forced remigration, even though the exodus is described by some historians as an
Remigration
Rape of a victim by their spouse
situations, the parties do not necessarily consent to marriage (in the case of forced marriage). Following this logic, if consent is not part of marriage, then
Marital_rape
Device to couple energy between circuits
As power ratings increase, transformers are often cooled by forced-air cooling, forced-oil cooling, water-cooling, or combinations of these. Large transformers
Transformer
2015 film
1944 is a 2015 Estonian war drama film directed by Elmo Nüganen. The film first premiered in February 2015 in Berlin, Germany, before its release in Estonia
1944_(film)
Video game seriеs
game's world. The player-character is a Vault dweller in Vault 101 who is forced to flee when the Overseer tries to arrest them in response to their father
Fallout_(franchise)
Concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany
availability of food and shelter declined after the start of the war. Although forced labor was a ubiquitous feature of the camps, and prisoner labor was increasingly
Nazi_concentration_camps
2019 studio album by Swallow the Sun
When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light is the seventh studio album by Finnish death-doom band Swallow the Sun. It was released on January 25, 2019, by
When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light
When_a_Shadow_Is_Forced_into_the_Light
International Labour Organization Convention
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957, the full title of which is Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 (No. 105), is one of
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
Abolition_of_Forced_Labour_Convention
Disclosing an LGBTQ person's identity without their consent
not ethically defensible for Christians, or for anyone else." In Belarus, forced outing has been used as a tool of political repression, especially following
Outing
Transition from nomadic lifestyle to a society that remains in one place permanently
all-season occupation and consequently can suggest sedentism of its inhabitants. Forced sedentism or sedentarization occurs when a dominant group restricts the
Sedentism
Indian state election
also led to deaths and rapes of women, and many BJP workers' families were forced to flee the state. Outlined in Article 168 of the Constitution of India
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
2021_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly_election
Tunisian murderer (1949–1977)
torture and murder of Élisabeth Bousquet, a 21-year-old woman whom he had forced into prostitution. Djandoubi was the last person to be lawfully executed
Hamida_Djandoubi
FORCED
FORCED
Male
Greek
(Αττις) Greek name of foreign origin, probably ATTIS means "father." In mythology, this is the name of a vegetation god, the son and consort of the Phrygian goddess Cybele. He is said to have been forced by her to castrate himself as punishment for infidelity.Â
Male
English
(×ֲבִימֶלֶך) Anglicized form of Hebrew Abiymelek, ABIMELECH means "Melek is father" or "my father is king." In the bible, this is the name name of several characters, including the king of Gerar who took Abraham's wife Sarah and was forced by God to return her. Also spelled Avimelech.
Boy/Male
Irish
“â€without enemy.â€â€ The name of early kings, legendary heroes and saints, Diarmuid was the lover of Grainne and the most beloved of that warrior band, the Fianna (read the legend). Grainne, as the daughter of Cormac Mac Airt, the High King of Tara, was betrothed to a much older man, the legendary Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). When Grainne saw Fionn at the wedding banquet she realised he “â€was not for herâ€â€ and put a a “â€geis,â€â€ a spell, on his nephew, Diarmuid, to run away with her. For sixteen years the lovers were forced to roam the countryside, all the time knowing that they were being constantly pursued by the furious Fionn. Each night they made a fresh bed in a sheltered spot and legend has it that these beds can still be seen today in many remote places. (Read the legend of Diarmuid and Grainne).
Boy/Male
Irish
From the Latin patricius “â€nobly born.â€â€ The patron saint of Ireland, it is hard to differentiate between fact and myth. What is probably true is that he was born in Britain around 373 AD and was brought to Ireland as a slave at the age of seven, possibly by Niall of the Nine Hostages (read the legend). Forced to guard sheep on the Slemish Mountains in Country Antrim for six years he had a vision urging him to convert his captors. He escaped to France where he trained as a priest before returning to Ireland where he banished the snakes (i.e. paganism) and converted the population to Christianity. Both Patrick and Padraig are very popular names in Ireland.
Boy/Male
Irish
“â€without enemy.â€â€ The name of early kings, legendary heroes and saints, Diarmuid was the lover of Grainne and the most beloved of that warrior band, the Fianna (read the legend). Grainne, as the daughter of Cormac Mac Airt, the High King of Tara, was betrothed to a much older man, the legendary Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). When Grainne saw Fionn at the wedding banquet she realised he “â€was not for herâ€â€ and put a a “â€geis,â€â€ a spell, on his nephew, Diarmuid, to run away with her. For sixteen years the lovers were forced to roam the countryside, all the time knowing that they were being constantly pursued by the furious Fionn. Each night they made a fresh bed in a sheltered spot and legend has it that these beds can still be seen today in many remote places. (Read the legend of Diarmuid and Grainne).
Boy/Male
Irish
From the Latin patricius “â€nobly born.â€â€ The patron saint of Ireland, it is hard to differentiate between fact and myth. What is probably true is that he was born in Britain around 373 AD and was brought to Ireland as a slave at the age of seven, possibly by Niall of the Nine Hostages (read the legend). Forced to guard sheep on the Slemish Mountains in Country Antrim for six years he had a vision urging him to convert his captors. He escaped to France where he trained as a priest before returning to Ireland where he banished the snakes (i.e. paganism) and converted the population to Christianity. Both Patrick and Padraig are very popular names in Ireland.
Male
Hebrew
(×ֲבִימֶלֶך) Hebrew name ABIYMELEK means "Melek is father" or "my father is king." In the bible, this is the name name of several characters, including the king of Gerar who took Abraham's wife Sarah and was forced by God to return her. Also spelled Avimelech.
Boy/Male
Irish
From rua + ri meaning “â€red king, great king.â€â€ Rory O’Connor, the last High King of Ireland was forced to abdicate the throne in 1175.
FORCED
FORCED
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fadl Ullah | Ùادل واللÛ
Excellence of God
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Infinity
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Mystic
Male
Irish
Older form of Irish Gaelic Seachlainn, SEACHNALL means "second."
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Danish, French, German, Hebrew, Latin, Swiss
Ancient Version of Mary
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shankarshan | ஷஂகரà¯à®·à®£
Lord krishnas brother
Boy/Male
Indian
Wealth and Success
Male
Russian
(ДмиÌтрий) Russian form of Greek Demetrios, DMITRIY means "loves the earth" or "follower of Demeter."
Boy/Male
Sikh
Essence of Love, Favour, Fortune of gods Love (1)
Girl/Female
Biblical
Cast under.
FORCED
FORCED
FORCED
FORCED
FORCED
a.
Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.
n.
A forced or affected smile; a simper.
prep.
Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly.
a.
Not forced; easy; natural; as, a unstrained deduction or inference.
a.
Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather.
a.
Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz, or /.
n.
A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.
a.
Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.
n.
A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head to rise to the required level at a distance.
n.
Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artifical, or forced, or remote from actual experience.
n.
One of a press gang, who aids in forcing men into the naval service; also, one forced into the service.
n.
That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
n.
The flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into dough, and forced through small cylinders or pipes till it takes a slender, wormlike form, whence the Italian name. When the paste is made in larger tubes, it is called macaroni.
n.
That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.
n.
The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole.
n.
A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whose scale, both diatonic and chromatic, is complete without the aid of keys or pistons, and which can slide from note to note as smoothly as the human voice or a violin. Softly blown, it has a rich and mellow sound, which becomes harsh and blatant when the tones are forced; used with discretion, its effect is often solemn and majestic.
n.
Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped, or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc.
v. i.
An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam).
n.
An acid elevator, as a tube through which acid is forced to some height in a sulphuric acid manufactory.
n.
A woman of evil life and character; -- so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.