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pressure

English

🔊 a force that compels
“the public brought pressure to bear on the government”
🔊 the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
“the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal”
🔊 the force applied to a unit area of surface
“the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure”
🔊 an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
🔊 the act of pressing
“he gave the button a press”
🔊 the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
🔊 the state of demanding notice or attention
“the insistence of their hunger”
🔊 exert pressure on someone through threats
🔊 to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
“She forced him to take a job in the city”