1. (

• fort ,
• fort_up

) gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense ;

2. (

• fortify ,
• fort

) enclose by or as if by a fortification ;

3. (

• fort

) station (troops) in a fort ;

1. (

• forte ,
• loud ,

) (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) loud; with force; "the forte passages in the composition" ;