pressure

A pressing; a force applied to a surface.countableuncountable

• Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.

The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.countableuncountable

An amount of pressure.countableuncountable

• the throttle valve should be partially closed which will allow a pressure of steam to accumulate and so determine at once the true water-level

A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.countableuncountable

• the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.

Distress.countableuncountable

• She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
• October 31, 1708, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd before the Queen at St. James's In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.

Urgency.countableuncountable

• the pressure of business

Ellipsis of blood pressure.Indiaabbreviationalt-of

Impression; stamp; character impressed.countableobsoleteuncountable

• All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.

To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.transitive

• Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.