There are many ways in which forces can be manipulated. It is often easier to work with a large, complicated system of forces by reducing it to an ever decreasing number of smaller problems. This is called the resolution of forces or force systems.
- To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book, or a story; to expurgate.
bollard. 1  Nautical A thick post on a ship or wharf, used for securing ropes and hawsers. 2  One of a series of posts preventing vehicles from entering an area. 3  A projecting bulge of snow or ice used as an anchor for a rope in mountaineering.