Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: force per unit area, pressure level |
2. | pressure - a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government" | |
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4. | pressure - the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters" | |
5. | pressure - the somatic sensation of pressure; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" Synonyms: pressure sensation | |
6. | pressure - an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress | |
Verb | 1. | pressure - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" |
2. | pressure - exert pressure on someone through threats |