Meaning & use
Forcing
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The horticultural technique of artificially accelerating a plant's growth or flowering, typically using heat, light, or controlled conditions, so it blooms or produces earlier than usual.
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Growers use forcing to have tulips ready for sale well before spring.
The greenhouse specializes in the forcing of bulbs for winter holiday displays.
A note on using this word
In card games like bridge, 'forcing' also describes a bid that obligates a partner to respond, a specialized meaning distinct from the horticultural one.
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2. adjective
Describing a bid or move that compels a partner or opponent to respond in a certain way, as in bridge.
Her forcing bid told her partner that game was still possible.
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