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Pressure
ˈprɛʃə
Pressure definitions
noun
pressure
pressures
- continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it
"the gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside"
- the force per unit area exerted by a fluid against a surface with which it is in contact
"gas can be fed to the turbines at a pressure of around 250 psi"
- the use of persuasion or intimidation to make someone do something
"backbenchers put pressure on the government to provide safeguards"
coercion force compulsion constraint duress oppression enforcement insistence demand entreaty goading pestering provocation harassment nagging harrying badgering intimidation arm-twisting pressurization persuasion influence- the influence or effect of someone or something
"oil prices came under some downwards pressure"
- a sense of stressful urgency caused by having too many demands on one's time or resources
"he resigned due to pressure of work"
verb
pressure
pressured
pressures
pressuring
- attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something
"it might be possible to pressure him into resigning"