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1. 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 (noun.act)
hypernym | : | putout, |
definition | : | an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout) (noun.act) |
domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
2. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) (noun.act)
hypernym | : | aggression, hostility, |
definition | : | violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | domestic violence, |
definition | : | violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | road rage, |
definition | : | violence exhibited by drivers in traffic (noun.act) |
3. (of a law) having legal validity (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | validity, validness, |
definition | : | the quality of having legal force or effectiveness (noun.attribute) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
4. physical energy or intensity (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | intensity, intensiveness, |
definition | : | high level or degree; the property of being intense (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | brunt, |
definition | : | main force of a blow etc (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | impulse, momentum, |
definition | : | an impelling force or strength (noun.attribute) |
5. a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | influence, |
definition | : | a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | pressure, |
definition | : | a force that compels (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | duress, |
definition | : | compulsory force or threat (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | heartbeat, |
definition | : | an animating or vital unifying force (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | lifeblood, |
definition | : | an essential or life-giving force (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | wheel, |
definition | : | forces that provide energy and direction (noun.attribute) |
6. a unit that is part of some military service (noun.group)
hypernym | : | social unit, unit, |
definition | : | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | trip wire, |
definition | : | a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | command, |
definition | : | a military unit or region under the control of a single officer (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | enemy, |
definition | : | an opposing military force (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | task force, |
definition | : | a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | army unit, |
definition | : | a military unit that is part of an army (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | naval unit, |
definition | : | a military unit that is part of a navy (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | air unit, |
definition | : | a military unit that is part of the airforce (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | armor, armour, |
definition | : | a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | guard, |
definition | : | a military unit serving to protect some place or person (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | legion, |
definition | : | a large military unit (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | echelon, |
definition | : | a body of troops arranged in a line (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | phalanx, |
definition | : | a body of troops in close array (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | republican guard, |
definition | : | formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in Baghdad (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | haganah, |
definition | : | the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | militia, reserves, |
definition | : | civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | commando, |
definition | : | an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | headquarters, |
definition | : | (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | spearhead, |
definition | : | the leading military unit in an attack (noun.group) |
7. a group of people having the power of effective action (noun.group)
hypernym | : | social group, |
definition | : | people sharing some social relation (noun.group) |
8. group of people willing to obey orders (noun.group)
hyponym | : | guerilla force, guerrilla force, |
definition | : | an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | military police, mp, |
definition | : | a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | patrol, |
definition | : | a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | rank, rank and file, |
definition | : | the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | staff, |
definition | : | personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | line personnel, |
definition | : | personnel having direct job performance responsibilities (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | management personnel, |
definition | : | personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities (noun.group) |
9. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person)
hyponym | : | juggernaut, steamroller, |
definition | : | a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | influence, |
definition | : | one having power to influence another (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | moloch, |
definition | : | a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice (noun.person) |
10. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon)
hypernym | : | physical phenomenon, |
definition | : | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | aerodynamic force, |
definition | : | forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids) (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | affinity, chemical attraction, |
definition | : | the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | centrifugal force, |
definition | : | the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | centripetal force, |
definition | : | the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | cohesion, |
definition | : | (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | coriolis force, |
definition | : | (physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | lorentz force, |
definition | : | the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | moment, |
definition | : | a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | propulsion, |
definition | : | a propelling force (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | pull, |
definition | : | the force used in pulling (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | push, thrust, |
definition | : | the force used in pushing (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | reaction, |
definition | : | (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | stress, |
definition | : | (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | torque, torsion, |
definition | : | a twisting force (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | magnetomotive force, |
definition | : | the force that produces magnetic flux (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | elan vital, life force, vital force, vitality, |
definition | : | (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms (noun.phenomenon) |
domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
11. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (verb.communication)
hyponym | : | stick, sting, |
definition | : | saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous (verb.communication) |
12. do forcibly; exert force (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | act, move, |
definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | pull, |
definition | : | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion (verb.contact) |
13. cause to move by pulling (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | displace, move, |
definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | twitch, |
definition | : | move or pull with a sudden motion (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | pull back, |
definition | : | move to a rearward position; pull towards the back (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | adduct, |
definition | : | draw a limb towards the body (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | abduct, |
definition | : | pull away from the body (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | stretch, |
definition | : | pull in opposite directions (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | pick, pluck, plunk, |
definition | : | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | tug, |
definition | : | pull or strain hard at (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | drag, |
definition | : | pull, as against a resistance (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | cart, drag, hale, haul, |
definition | : | draw slowly or heavily (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | jerk, yank, |
definition | : | pull, or move with a sudden movement (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | winch, |
definition | : | pull or lift up with or as if with a winch (verb.contact) |
verb group | : | pull, |
definition | : | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion (verb.contact) |
verb group | : | draw, pull, |
definition | : | cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
14. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | thrust, |
definition | : | push forcefully (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | toe, toenail, |
definition | : | drive obliquely (verb.contact) |
verb group | : | drive, |
definition | : | compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment (verb.creation) |
verb group | : | drive, |
definition | : | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly (verb.social) |
15. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | displace, move, |
definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | impact, |
definition | : | press or wedge together; pack together (verb.contact) |
16. take by force (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | penetrate, perforate, |
definition | : | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact) |
17. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate (verb.creation)
hypernym | : | cause, do, make, |
definition | : | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb.creation) |
18. move with force, (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | displace, move, |
definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | press, push, |
definition | : | make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | shove, |
definition | : | push roughly (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | flick, jerk, |
definition | : | throw or toss with a quick motion (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | jostle, shove, |
definition | : | come into rough contact with while moving (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | nose, |
definition | : | push or move with the nose (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | muscle into, |
definition | : | force one's way (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | push up, |
definition | : | push upward (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | thrust, |
definition | : | push forcefully (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | drive, |
definition | : | urge forward (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | jam, |
definition | : | push down forcibly (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | tip, topple, tumble, |
definition | : | cause to topple or tumble by pushing (verb.motion) |
entail | : | press, |
definition | : | exert pressure or force to or upon (verb.contact) |
entail | : | move, |
definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
verb group | : | push, |
definition | : | press against forcefully without moving (verb.motion) |
19. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)
hyponym | : | drive, |
definition | : | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | bludgeon, |
definition | : | overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | steamroll, steamroller, |
definition | : | bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | squeeze for, |
definition | : | squeeze someone for money, information, etc. (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | bring oneself, |
definition | : | cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative (verb.social) |
cause | : | act, move, |
definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
20. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) (noun.act)
derivation | : | force, storm, |
definition | : | take by force (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | violent, |
definition | : | effected by force or injury rather than natural causes (adj.all) |
21. physical energy or intensity (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | emphatic, forceful, |
definition | : | forceful and definite in expression or action (adj.all) |
derivation | : | forceful, |
definition | : | characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) (adj.all) |
22. a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | force, thrust, |
definition | : | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | do forcibly; exert force (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | force, impel, |
definition | : | urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze, |
definition | : | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social) |
23. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person)
derivation | : | force, thrust, |
definition | : | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | do forcibly; exert force (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze, |
definition | : | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social) |
24. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon)
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | do forcibly; exert force (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | draw, force, pull, |
definition | : | cause to move by pulling (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | force, push, |
definition | : | move with force, (verb.motion) |
25. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (verb.communication)
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | force, power, |
definition | : | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person) |
26. do forcibly; exert force (verb.contact)
also | : | evict, force out, |
definition | : | expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | force, power, |
definition | : | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon) |
27. cause to move by pulling (verb.contact)
antonym | : | force, push, |
definition | : | move with force, (verb.motion) |
also | : | pull back, |
definition | : | move to a rearward position; pull towards the back (verb.contact) |
also | : | pull along, schlep, shlep, |
definition | : | pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance (verb.contact) |
also | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | pull, pulling, |
definition | : | the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you (noun.act) |
derivation | : | draw, haul, haulage, |
definition | : | the act of drawing or hauling something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | draft, draught, drawing, |
definition | : | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling (noun.act) |
derivation | : | dragger, puller, tugger, |
definition | : | someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something (noun.person) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon) |
28. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically (verb.contact)
also | : | drive in, screw, |
definition | : | cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | ram, |
definition | : | a tool for driving or forcing something by impact (noun.artifact) |
29. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)
derivation | : | wedge, |
definition | : | something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them (noun.artifact) |
30. take by force (verb.contact)
derivation | : | force, violence, |
definition | : | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | storm, |
definition | : | a direct and violent assault on a stronghold (noun.act) |
31. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate (verb.creation)
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | driving, impulsive, |
definition | : | having the power of driving or impelling (adj.all) |
32. move with force, (verb.motion)
antonym | : | draw, force, pull, |
definition | : | cause to move by pulling (verb.contact) |
also | : | crowd out, force out, |
definition | : | press, force, or thrust out of a small space (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | push, pushing, |
definition | : | the act of applying force in order to move something away (noun.act) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon) |
derivation | : | push, thrust, |
definition | : | the force used in pushing (noun.phenomenon) |
33. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)
derivation | : | coercion, compulsion, |
definition | : | using force to cause something to occur (noun.act) |
derivation | : | power play, squeeze, squeeze play, |
definition | : | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power (noun.act) |
derivation | : | coercion, |
definition | : | the act of compelling by force of authority (noun.act) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | pressure, |
definition | : | a force that compels (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | force, power, |
definition | : | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person) |
derivation | : | coercive, |
definition | : | serving or intended to coerce (adj.all) |
34. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) (noun.act)
derivation | : | force, storm, |
definition | : | take by force (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | violent, |
definition | : | effected by force or injury rather than natural causes (adj.all) |
35. physical energy or intensity (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | emphatic, forceful, |
definition | : | forceful and definite in expression or action (adj.all) |
derivation | : | forceful, |
definition | : | characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) (adj.all) |
36. a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | force, thrust, |
definition | : | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | do forcibly; exert force (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | force, impel, |
definition | : | urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze, |
definition | : | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social) |
37. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person)
derivation | : | force, thrust, |
definition | : | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | do forcibly; exert force (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze, |
definition | : | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social) |
38. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon)
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | do forcibly; exert force (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | draw, force, pull, |
definition | : | cause to move by pulling (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | force, push, |
definition | : | move with force, (verb.motion) |
39. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (verb.communication)
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | force, power, |
definition | : | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person) |
40. do forcibly; exert force (verb.contact)
also | : | evict, force out, |
definition | : | expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | force, power, |
definition | : | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon) |
41. cause to move by pulling (verb.contact)
antonym | : | force, push, |
definition | : | move with force, (verb.motion) |
also | : | pull back, |
definition | : | move to a rearward position; pull towards the back (verb.contact) |
also | : | pull along, schlep, shlep, |
definition | : | pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance (verb.contact) |
also | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | pull, pulling, |
definition | : | the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you (noun.act) |
derivation | : | draw, haul, haulage, |
definition | : | the act of drawing or hauling something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | draft, draught, drawing, |
definition | : | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling (noun.act) |
derivation | : | dragger, puller, tugger, |
definition | : | someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something (noun.person) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon) |
42. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically (verb.contact)
also | : | drive in, screw, |
definition | : | cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | ram, |
definition | : | a tool for driving or forcing something by impact (noun.artifact) |
43. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)
derivation | : | wedge, |
definition | : | something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them (noun.artifact) |
44. take by force (verb.contact)
derivation | : | force, violence, |
definition | : | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | storm, |
definition | : | a direct and violent assault on a stronghold (noun.act) |
45. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate (verb.creation)
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | driving, impulsive, |
definition | : | having the power of driving or impelling (adj.all) |
46. move with force, (verb.motion)
antonym | : | draw, force, pull, |
definition | : | cause to move by pulling (verb.contact) |
also | : | crowd out, force out, |
definition | : | press, force, or thrust out of a small space (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | push, pushing, |
definition | : | the act of applying force in order to move something away (noun.act) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon) |
derivation | : | push, thrust, |
definition | : | the force used in pushing (noun.phenomenon) |
47. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)
derivation | : | coercion, compulsion, |
definition | : | using force to cause something to occur (noun.act) |
derivation | : | power play, squeeze, squeeze play, |
definition | : | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power (noun.act) |
derivation | : | coercion, |
definition | : | the act of compelling by force of authority (noun.act) |
derivation | : | force, |
definition | : | a powerful effect or influence (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | pressure, |
definition | : | a force that compels (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | force, power, |
definition | : | one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority (noun.person) |
derivation | : | coercive, |
definition | : | serving or intended to coerce (adj.all) |
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