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Meaning of 'pressure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pressure [ n.]
- The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.
- A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
- Affliction; distress; grievance.
- Urgency; as, the pressure of business.
- Impression; stamp; character impressed.
- The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference to the upon a unit's area.

Meaning of 'pressure' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pressure [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
Example in sentence:
  • at the pressing of a button;
  • he gave the button a press;
  • he used pressure to stop the bleeding
Meaning (2):
- the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
Example in sentence:
  • the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure
Meaning (3):
- the state of demanding notice or attention
Example in sentence:
  • the insistence of their hunger;
  • the press of business matters
Meaning (4):
- a force that compels
Example in sentence:
  • the public brought pressure to bear on the government
Meaning (5):
- the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
Example in sentence:
  • the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal
6 . pressure [ v]
Meaning (6):
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
Example in sentence:
  • He squeezed her for information;
  • She forced him to take a job in the city

Nearby Words:

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