| pressure | | |
| force per unit area, pressure, pressure level | (n.) | the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit).; "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" |
| pressure | (n.) | a force that compels.; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government" |
| press, pressing, pressure | (n.) | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure.; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" |
| imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure | (n.) | the state of demanding notice or attention.; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" |
| pressure, pressure sensation | (n.) | the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin.; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" |
| pressure | (n.) | an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress. |
| air pressure, atmospheric pressure, pressure | (n.) | the pressure exerted by the atmosphere. |
| coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | (v.) | 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" |
| blackjack, blackmail, pressure | (v.) | exert pressure on someone through threats. |
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