force fit

A force fit will touch all four sides but may or may not reach to the bottom.

The parts to be assembled by forced fits are usually made cylindrical, although sometimes they are slightly tapered.

While the problems described are real, this social engineering experiment sounds like a force fit destined to leave everyone bewildered (à la affirmative action).

The rest he sold, providing Tayloe with both needed capital and an opportunity to cull unproductive workers, keeping his labor force fit and young.

They also felt that the Statement seemed like a "forced fit" of general values for all seasons that could be applied by management irrespective of operational situations.

The case of a force fit of pin to block can be recognized as the intersecting domain contains at least two pairs of intersecting surfaces (see Figure 3.11).

The military ascendancy of the future lies with the country that dares to experiment most, that experiments best, and meanwhile keeps its actual fighting force fit and admirable and small and flexible.

Still, in many instances, "it's done in such a heavy-handed way that it makes younger consumers discredit the placements," Ms. Zandl said, "because they consider them forced fits that don't ring true with the characters or the story."