| In science, force, usually means either a push or a pull. | Think of a game of ten pin bowling. |
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| The moving object - the ball, exerts a pushing force against anything it hits - the ten pins. |
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| Think of tugging on a rope. |
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| The person in the picture is exerting a pulling force on his end of the rope. |
