1. (noun) pressure, pressure level, force per unit area
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
Synonyms: imperativeness, pressure, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressure
2. (noun) pressure
a force that compels
Synonyms: imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressure
3. (noun) press, pressure, pressing
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
Synonyms: insistence, pressure level, military press, closet, force per unit area, public press, press, imperativeness, air pressure, crush, atmospheric pressure, wardrobe, printing press, pressing, pressure sensation, mechanical press, pressure, insistency, jam
4. (noun) imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure
the state of demanding notice or attention
Synonyms: insistence, insistency, instancy, military press, closet, pressure level, force per unit area, public press, press, imperativeness, air pressure, insisting, atmospheric pressure, wardrobe, printing press, pressing, pressure sensation, mechanical press, crush, pressure, jam
5. (noun) pressure, pressure sensation
the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
Synonyms: imperativeness, pressure, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressure
6. (noun) pressure
an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
Synonyms: imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressure
7. (verb) atmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressure
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
Synonyms: pressure, insistency, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, atmospheric pressure, imperativeness
8. (verb) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
Synonyms: draw, storm, blackjack, nip, pressure, crush, thrust, rack, ram, hale, press, blackmail, twitch, gouge, tweet, embrace, impel, force, shove, twinge, compress, hug, drive, constrict, cart, contract, extort, stuff, squeeze, squash, compact, pinch, drag, wring, mash, coerce, push, bosom, wedge, squelch, pull, haul
9. (verb) blackmail, blackjack, pressure
exert pressure on someone through threats
Synonyms: blackmail, hale, pressure, coerce, blackjack, force, squeeze
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